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Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

TEACHING THE BIBLE AS HISTORY: WHY IT MATTERS MORE THAN YOU THINK

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Fortis Institute

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Segment 1: • Rewriting History: Can you imagine Western civilization without men—or Christianity? That’s the agenda. • Texas Takes a Stand: New curriculum introduces the Bible as history, not theology. • Cultural Shift: Some fear this inclusion while others push to erase Jesus from the narrative. Segment 2: • No Theology, Just Facts: Texas' curriculum focuses on Christianity’s historical role, not faith-building. • Outrage Without Cause: Why teaching biblical history shouldn’t bother anyone—it’s part of the world’s story. • Perspective Check: There are 4,000 mosques in America but almost no outcry over their historical impact. Segment 3: • Religious Discrimination: Bernie Sanders targets Russell Vought for his Christian beliefs during a hearing. • A Double Standard: In America, discrimination is taboo—unless you’re Christian. • Grace Under Fire: Vought’s composure shows the strength of holding firm in faith. Segment 4: • Unity with Limits: Perfect unity is impossible, but separation from false teachers is essential. • Judgment Is Necessary: Believers are called to discern truth from falsehood for the sake of the gospel. • SBC Debate: Texas Baptists decline to affirm BFM 2000, reflecting deeper divides within the church. ___ 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.

0:07.0

I started giving on that level so that God would owe me.

0:10.0

Whatever you do right now, don't you stop tithing?

0:13.0

Harvest responds only to seed, not to prayer.

0:17.0

This is not about material wealth.

0:20.0

This is about about material wealth.

0:24.0

This is about God in his providence,

0:26.3

orchestrating all of history in order to bring about that which we need more than anything else,

0:30.8

and that is to be rescued from God.

0:34.4

It's time for Wretched Radio with Todd Friel.

0:38.3

Imagine history without men.

0:44.0

This is Wretched Radio.

0:46.2

No doubt a number of women would love that.

0:48.3

In fact, probably a pretty good chance a number of women are gunning for that.

0:52.0

But can you imagine American history being told

0:56.3

sans the X, Y, gender? What would that sound like? Well, we'd have to go back into the archives

1:02.8

and find the activities of just women because we wanted to erase men from the equation because

1:09.5

if we just talk a lot about men in American history,

1:14.6

that's going to produce more toxic masculinity.

1:18.8

And so for that greater goal, we're going to simply imagine they really didn't play a part at all.

1:26.0

And you say, well, first of all, that's utilitarian.

1:31.6

Just because you think that might happen doesn't mean you can erase males from American history.

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