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Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

How Can A Legal Example Help Us Understand God’s Mercy?

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Fortis Institute

Religion, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.93.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

It’s Witness Wednesday!



Todd talks with Michael and Thomas on campus at Kennesaw State University. Simple questions turn into deep conversations about Christianity and true, saving faith. This engaging episode is packed with reflective dialogues that challenge and inspire listeners to think about their spiritual journeys.



SEGMENT 1



• Michael claims he’s a Christian but struggles to explain what salvation really is.



• Todd exposes the gap between simply saying you believe and understanding sin, judgment, and grace.



• The courtroom analogy surfaces a shocking question: Innocent… or guilty?



SEGMENT 2



• Michael insists God would still call him innocent because He is forgiving.



• Todd explains why mercy without justice would make God unjust.



• The gospel is clearly presented: sin debt paid, record cleared, righteousness given.



SEGMENT 3



• Michael defines salvation as things that we can do.



• Todd corrects the confusion: new birth comes from grace, not effort.



• Todd asks: What’s stopping you from surrendering today?



SEGMENT 4



• Thomas trusts baptism and moral effort to secure heaven.



• Todd dismantles “saved by works” with the law and courtroom example.



• Thomas hears the gospel: Jesus pays, we receive by faith.



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Transcript

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0:00.0

Ritchin Radio begins in three, two, one.

0:08.9

Some councils are auditing schools and urging a ban on the terms boy and girl.

0:14.1

For those who are in an open or polyamorous relationship, your relationships are holy.

0:18.4

A gay black woman's victim status is less than that of a black trans woman who ranks below a black Muslim trans woman.

0:24.1

You don't want to just win the argument about sexuality.

0:27.1

We want to use this as a gospel opportunity.

0:30.5

It's time for Wretched Radio with Tote Freel.

0:33.8

And welcome to Wretched Radio.

0:35.9

Hey, I'm Jimmy Hicks in the studio, which can only mean we're gearing up for another exciting Witness Wednesday.

0:44.0

Todd and team are currently getting ready on campus at Kennesaw State University, but before we get to them as they're setting up, I just want to take this opportunity to let you know that we have several

0:54.4

valuable resources to aid you in your evangelism efforts. From gospel booklets you can hand out,

1:00.4

and we also have DVDs that can help you learn tips to ease your nerves. Just check out

1:06.5

the wretched store at wretched.org. Now I think they're ready. I think they are. Todd. What do the two of us have in common answer? Juice World. You see, Michael, I love Juice World. I love Juice World, too. It's my favorite rapper. Oh, it's a rapper. I thought it was like a breakfast beverage. I'm sorry. All right. So you're into the, you're into the rap scene? Yes, I am. Cool. And are these guys good? Presumably. Amazing. Really? Okay, cool. So Michael,

1:32.3

you are studying business and finance. You told me that. And then you said something really

1:38.2

interesting. I want to get this degree so I can get a good job to take care of future generations. That's pretty noble.

1:46.6

I mean, I really care about my family and supporting them. So I don't really worry about myself

1:51.1

a lot. I worry about the people that are going to come after me because I don't want them to have

1:54.0

to struggle or go through any pain that I go through. Can I ask you a philosophical question about

1:58.3

that? Yeah, for sure. That sense of I want to take care of my

2:03.3

posterity. I want to take care of the next generations. Where does that sentiment come from?

2:08.9

I say it comes from my mother, from the place that she started into the place she's at now.

2:12.3

But I'm talking about you, like what worldview or religion or philosophy endorses your thinking? Until the truth, I don't really know. I kind of always had this sort of way of thinking. I've never really struggled with anything like that. My mind was always set on a certain thing. All right. I want to talk to you about this book. It's about agnosticism. Do you know what that is? No. Anasticism. It's a Greek word, compound word. A, connosis agnostic. A negates what comes after it, which is the word knowledge. So it means no knowledge. An agnostic is the person who would say, I'm not an atheist, but I'm not a believer in God either. I'm kind of in this middle zone. I just don't know. Would you say you're an

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