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Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Fully Divine and Fully Human. Do You Grasp What That Means?

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Fortis Institute

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Segment 1: • A “Mary Did You Know?” vocal showdown turns into deep reflection on the incarnation. • Singers compared on emotion and power, but the real awe lies in the miracle of God becoming man. • Todd reminds us: Mary gave birth to God in flesh — fully divine, fully human — and that truth should floor us. Segment 2: • Christmas risks becoming routine—unless we intentionally reflect on its meaning: God's love in the incarnation. • Loving God is the highest command; Christmas should rekindle that love, not just holiday tradition. • J.C. Ryle reminds us: real Christianity isn’t formality—it’s loving Christ with all your heart. Segment 3: • Children must be taught more than morals—they must be shown reasons to love Christ. • J.C. Ryle: The #1 goal in parenting isn’t obedience—it’s nurturing love for Jesus. • Convicting checklist: If you love Christ, you think of Him, talk of Him, and love His people. Segment 4: • Seven powerful reasons you're secure in Christ from John 10: You’re claimed, called, known, led, gifted, secured, and glorified. • You didn’t choose Jesus—He chose you, and no one can snatch you from His hand. • Even doctrines like eternal hell become clear when glorified—you’ll rejoice in God’s perfect justice. ___ Thanks for listening! Wretched Radio would not be possible without the financial support of our Gospel Partners. If you would like to support Wretched Radio we would be extremely grateful. VISIT https://fortisinstitute.org/donate/ If you are already a Gospel Partner we couldn’t be more thankful for you if we tried!

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0:00.0

Richard Radio begins in three, two, one.

0:08.5

Somehow God is in me, and there's a sense in which I am like God and man all at once.

0:15.8

Many religions claim that we will all eventually be God.

0:19.3

The Bible said something so much better. This is no, God will continue to be God. The Bible said something so much better.

0:21.4

It says, no, God will continue to be God.

0:24.0

Man will continue to be man, but God will come upon man.

0:28.4

No way.

0:29.6

It's time for Rretched Radio with Todd Friel.

0:32.9

Welcome to the first and almost certainly last.

0:42.9

Mary, did you know, off. This is Ratchet Radio. That's right.

0:49.8

Fulfilling our promise. Friel, we wish you had lied. Fulfilling our promise to have a competition celebrating the birth of our Savior, we are going to have a Mary, did you know, of a Jimmy

0:56.1

has selected what he believes to be the five best versions. Yes? Yeah, maybe. Maybe.

1:02.9

Maybe. Five best versions of Mary. This is, this is, this is a good song in my estimation.

1:19.4

Maybe because it helps us to ponder God in flesh. We can think that through, I think, with a little bit more awe when we do it through the eyes of Mary. I mean,

1:26.7

not in some sort of mystical, weird kind of way.

1:29.6

I'm just imagine what it would have been like for this young girl because she was young.

1:35.4

At least by our standards, back then it wasn't so kooky.

1:39.8

But today, thanks to adolescence being dragged out, I think 60.

1:45.0

Now, you pretty much get out of adolescence and you get Medicaid is what happens to you.

1:51.4

These days, Mary was very young.

1:53.5

Joseph was also, apparently Kevin Kozner on December 9th had some sort of recreation of the birth of our Savior.

2:06.1

That's rather tricky territory.

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