THE GOSPEL VS. YOUR CONSCIENCE—WHICH ONE WINS?

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Fortis Institute

Religion, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

It’s Witness Wednesday!

Todd Friel is back on campus at Georgia Tech. His discussions revolve around topics such as religion, atheism, the existence of God, evolution, personal beliefs, and moral judgment under the Christian framework. Todd uses various analogies and biblical references to argue for Christianity while addressing the contrasting views on religion and science held by the students.

Segment 1:

• Former Methodist student wrestles with whether belief itself—regardless of truth—has any value.

• Agrees that justice requires judgment but hesitates to apply it to himself.

• Gets walked through conscience-based questions and admits he’d be found guilty—yet clings to a vague hope in divine leniency.

Segment 2:

• Student hears a crystal-clear gospel: forgiveness comes only through Christ, not good behavior.

• Initially says he agrees with “parts” of Christianity—until pressed on why he’s never trusted Jesus.

• The sticking point? He prefers sin over surrender and doesn’t want a God who tells him how to live.

Segment 3:

• Breakdancer and self-described atheist challenges the idea of creation with science-based objections.

• Admits to lying, stealing, lusting, and using God’s name in vain—but still thinks deep down he’s a good guy.

• The gospel is presented as the only solution to his guilt, yet he dismisses it as someone else’s belief system.

Segment 4:

• Final student is told, point-blank: if God is just, you're in big trouble.

• Still insists he’s “a good person deep down,” despite confessing to fornication, blasphemy, and more.

• Hears the full gospel and acknowledges its power—but ultimately says it doesn’t align with his logic or desires.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Richard Radio begins in three, two, one.
0:08.5	Evolution is more than a theory.
0:09.7	It is a fundamental scientific principle.
0:11.5	You know there's a scientific term for that.
0:13.2	It's called baloney.
0:13.9	We are so stupid that we think that just because telephones and computers and cars are
0:18.0	intelligently designed, that means we are too.
0:20.2	Well, we're not.
0:21.0	I don't trust that Richard Dawkins.
0:22.9	In the beginning, God created heaven, the earth, is the only logical explanation, unless
0:27.5	you don't want to believe in science and logic.
0:30.7	It's time for Richard Radio with Todd Freel.
0:34.3	This is Wretched Radio.
0:35.6	It's Witness Wednesday.
0:37.0	Let's get to some witnessing, shall we?
0:38.6	Hey, young man, can I talk to you while you're walking? Sure. Okay, what's with the tat?
0:42.6	What's with the tat? What does that say? It says Vita Infra. Okay, something about life, and I don't know what Infra is.
0:47.6	Well, it's a song title. Ah. Yeah, and one of the lines of the song is, no one is placed higher than another, no matter of race or creed or gender.
0:59.1	Or color.
0:59.8	That would have rhymed.
1:00.9	Yeah, that would have worked a little bit better.
1:02.7	Did you write that song?
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