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Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

THE REAL REASON WE’RE AFRAID TO SHARE THE GOSPEL

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Fortis Institute

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.83.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

It’s Witness Wednesday! People today hesitate to “convert” others, worried they’ll come across as pushy or intolerant. Listen as Todd Friel engages in street conversations, uncovering a range of responses to faith—from apathy to agnosticism—as he challenges people to explain their beliefs. These encounters expose the growing discomfort many Christians feel when asked to defend their faith, prompting a critical question: how confident are we in what we believe, and what is really stopping us from sharing the gospel? Wretched Radio | Air Date: September 11, 2024 https://media-wretched.org/Radio/Podcast/WR2024-0911.mp3 It’s Witness Wednesday! People today hesitate to “convert” others, worried they’ll come across as pushy or intolerant. Listen as Todd Friel engages in street conversations, uncovering a range of responses to faith—from apathy to agnosticism—as he challenges people to explain their beliefs. These encounters expose the growing discomfort many Christians feel when asked to defend their faith, prompting a critical question: how confident are we in what we believe, and what is really stopping us from sharing the gospel? ___ Download Now (right click and save) Subscribe to Wretched Radio to receive every new episode directly to your device by selecting your device type or by copying the RSS feed link and pasting it into your podcast application. Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS Feed ___ 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. CLICK HERE TO GET STARTED. If you are already a Gospel Partner we couldn’t be more thankful for you if we tried!   The post THE REAL REASON WE’RE AFRAID TO SHARE THE GOSPEL appeared first on Wretched.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Richard Radio begins in 3, 2.1.

0:07.0

Every wasn't a while.

0:10.0

We got a fucking religious people.

0:11.0

There are 720 churches in Charlotte.

0:13.4

I'm sure we can find one where you can stuff your face.

0:16.4

Shut up.

0:17.2

Quit pointing out the problem.

0:19.2

Men will be proud, arrogant, abuse you.

0:22.0

You watch some of today's rock-star pastors and you will see every

0:25.8

characteristic fall listed played out in vivid detail on the church stage.

0:30.9

It's time for wretched radio with Todd Freel.

0:34.0

Okay, here's the theory. I'm going to try to walk up to a young person and simply ask them on a scale of one to ten,

0:41.0

how convinced are they of their religious beliefs or lack of religious beliefs?

0:46.2

Let's see what they say.

0:47.9

And then, even if they say it's a 1, I don't care.

0:50.8

I'm going to ask them to impose their beliefs on me. I want them to convert me. And I suspect

0:56.4

what we will hear, as we've heard in the past, I don't want to impose my beliefs on you, and I will

1:01.5

ask them, and I will plead with them.

1:04.0

Please, no, no, no, I'm asking you, I'm not asking you to beat me up or to put me on a rack and

1:10.8

confess whatever it is that you believe, I am asking you to share with me what

1:14.9

you believe and I wonder if it will be an awkward moment because people have bowed to the whole

1:22.0

idea that you cannot impose your beliefs on somebody else

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