PART 1: WHY ‘KING OF KINGS’ MISSES THE MARK ON TRUE CHRISTIANITY

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Fortis Institute

Religion, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Segment 1

• Animated movie produced by Joel Osteen raises concerns.

• "King of Kings" draws from Charles Dickens' theology, which emphasizes works righteousness.

• Christianity shouldn't be reduced to a to-do list, especially in media.

Segment 2

• New film based on Charles Dickens’ theology, produced by Joel Osteen.

• Dickens was influenced by Unitarianism, rejecting the Doctrine of the Trinity and Original Sin.

• "The Life of Our Lord" highlights Dickens’ moralistic view, not the gospel of grace.

Segment 3

• Which story is most agitating?

◦ A professor launches a course called "The Queer Bible."

◦ Euthanasia in the Netherlands on the rise.

◦ Persecution of Christians in Nigeria.

◦ Flu vaccine paradox: higher risk of flu among vaccinated.

◦ Leftists justifying violence against Trump.

Segment 4

• More shocking stories from today's culture:

◦ Men competing in female sports tournaments.

◦ Liberal women disowning straight children.

◦ Australian Christians potentially jailed for praying for LGBT individuals.

◦ Scientific claims about animal communication showing signs of complex thought.

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0:00.0	Ritchin Radio begins in three, two, one.
0:05.0	God told me to tell you this.
0:08.0	That's paganism.
0:09.0	Do you really expect and anticipate that the divine voice of God can be heard by you?
0:15.0	That's horoscope readings.
0:17.0	Standing in the office of the prophet of God. That's reading tea leaves. You can't have a
0:23.3	relationship to God if you can't hear God. That is not biblical Christianity. You want to hear
0:28.7	God speak to you? Read your Bible. If you want to hear God speak to you audibly, read it out loud.
0:33.8	I promise you 100% guaranteed you will hear him speak.
0:40.8	It's time for Wretched Radio with Totefriel.
0:47.1	What could possibly go wrong with an animated movie about Jesus?
0:53.9	Produced by Joel Osteen and a Mormon production house.
0:54.8	I can't imagine. This is Wretched Radio.
1:01.5	And God, I pray, you wash away my cynical.
1:06.8	Oh, wash away my cynical.
1:09.9	I get that one.
1:11.8	Sin, cynical.
1:13.5	Yeah.
1:16.3	Can we judge a movie by its cover song?
1:21.4	I think we might be able to, actually.
1:24.3	Did I mention this is Wretched Radio,
1:26.3	and King of Kings is coming out to a theater
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