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Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

HAVE WE MISUNDERSTOOD THE GREAT COMMISSION? A CALL TO REFOCUS

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Fortis Institute

Religion, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.93.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Segment 1:



• Losing Focus: DeYoung warns that modern Christianity is missing the mark on the basics.



• Bait and Switch Tactics: Campaigns like He Gets Us alter Jesus’ message and dilute the Gospel.



• The Great Commission Is Bigger Than You: We’ve made it too individualistic—time to recalibrate.



Segment 2:



• A Quasi-Commission? DeYoung warns that drifting from the Gospel’s centrality distorts our mission.



• Course Correction Needed: Have we overcomplicated or misapplied Jesus’ final command?



• Stay on Track: Let’s resist the drift and return to the true heart of the Great Commission.



Segment 3:



• Canadian Minister Rejects ‘Savior’—this reflects a growing movement to soften Christianity.



• The Seeker-Sensitive Trap: Avoiding talk of sin is an unbiblical strategy to avoid offending people.



• Truth Hurts, but Heals: Jesus didn’t sugarcoat His message, and neither should we.



Segment 4:



• A Pastor Who Doesn’t Like the Word ‘Savior’? What Bible is he reading?



• Twisting Theology: This minister prefers his own definition of Savior—problematic at best.



• The Real Stumbling Block: The Gospel is offensive because it confronts sin—but that’s exactly why we need it.



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Transcript

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0:00.0

Richard Radio begins in three, two, one.

0:07.0

Welcome to virtual reality church.

0:09.0

Welcome to our virtual church.

0:11.0

Is there some type of way for a virtual congregation?

0:14.0

You're not a congregation if you don't congregate.

0:16.0

When you combine this access with the loss of the local,

0:20.0

I become my own confession,

0:23.4

and I go around the World Wide Web,

0:25.8

listening for echoes that say back to me

0:29.4

what I've already decided to believe.

0:31.9

It's time for Wretched Radio with Todd Freel.

0:35.3

Not bad for a Presbyterian.

0:38.7

This is Rretched Radio.

0:40.4

I don't know why it needed to be said in that voice.

0:44.5

But it was Kevin D. Young, a whippersnapper.

0:48.0

Okay, he's not as wippy and snappy as he once was, but he doesn't look that much older.

0:53.5

Because he's got premature gray hair.

0:55.8

That actually works, fellas.

0:57.0

If you're one of those guys who you're looking kind of ho ho hoey on top, don't panic when

1:03.0

you're young.

1:04.1

Because someday when you get old, nobody's going to notice much of a difference.

1:09.8

For instance, Steve Martin, he hasn't changed a bit in 50 years.

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