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Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Stop Dating Like a Pagan: What God Actually Requires

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Fortis Institute

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.83.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Segment 1 • Don’t date to just find the right “vibes”… there are actual things that you should be looking for, as a believer, if you are dating. • The Bible doesn’t speak directly to our experience of dating, but does direct us how to find a mate. • Want a marriage that lasts? Start asking better questions of a prospective spouse now. Segment 2 • Date for more than meets the eye: looks fade and even personalities can change • If he won’t lead now, don’t assume he magically will later. • Beware of dating when you are vulnerable - you won’t be in the right frame of mind to make big decisions Segment 3 • Todd reviews a book on assurance: “Resting In Sovereign Grace” by pastor Joshua Banks. • You’re not saved because of your performance, but because of Christ’s performance on your behalf. • No Christian has ever been saved by the strength of their faith, but by the object that they place their faith in: Christ. Segment 4 • Todd reviews Nate Pickowicz’s book, “Overcoming the Darkness” • Sometimes our emotional lows are more than just a bad day, and we need to be aware of prolonged seasons of emotional darkness. • There are real causes of spiritual depression that can be discovered and addressed. ___ 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.

0:06.8

It's time for the church to acknowledge that we have brothers and sisters who are gay.

0:10.3

LGBTs have to find a household of worship that reflects what your views are and what you believe.

0:16.8

A gay person who still wants to attend church after the way the church has treated the gay community,

0:21.9

I'm telling you, they have more faith than I do. They have more faith than a lot of you.

0:25.7

What's not loving is to look someone in the eye when God says they are in jeopardy of an eternity in hell

0:32.5

and merely wink and nod at their sin because you're afraid of being called names.

0:37.5

It's time for Wretched Radio with Tom Freel. A bit more. wink and nod at their sin because you're afraid of being called names.

0:40.9

It's time for Wretched Radio with Tocrille.

0:43.2

A biblical pickup line?

0:45.5

This is Wretched Radio.

0:50.2

If you are single or you have a son or daughter, who is not yet engaged or married, is it possible?

0:51.4

The Bible has a foolproof pickup line for you. Courtesy of the book of

0:57.8

Genesis, there's lots of answers there, so I'm told. It's the story of a servant who is tasked by

1:04.3

his master, a fellow named Abraham, to find a woman or his boy whose name is Isaac. The servant goes on a journey to a foreign land,

1:15.7

and he comes up with a scheme to identify just the right woman. The question that he asks that you

1:24.5

might consider asking if you're thinking, hmm, maybe that person is the right one for me,

1:31.7

but I want to be certain. So I want to use a biblical question. Well, here it is. This just might

1:37.4

help you find a spouse. Would you water my camel? Go ahead. You just give that a go. Actually, that's not exactly the way the story

1:46.3

went down. The servant approached a well. A woman approached him offering to water the servant's

1:53.5

camels, which was the sign for the servant. She's the one. It was, camels were basically like

2:00.0

the old world eharmony.com.

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