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Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

WHEN TRUTH OFFENDS: WHY LOVE STILL SAYS IT ANYWAY

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Fortis Institute

Religion, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

It’s Witness Wednesday!



Todd Friel visits the University of Georgia to engage those he meets with the gospel. In a compelling conversation, Damarie wrestles with the exclusive claims of Jesus and admits he’s yet to fully trust Him. Todd also speaks with Mormon missionaries, exposing key theological differences and pointing listeners to the true Jesus who saves by grace alone.



Segment 1:



• Damarie, a Baptist by background, hesitates to say others are wrong—revealing how cultural tolerance clashes with exclusive truth claims of Christianity.



• Todd challenges the elephant analogy—showing why not all religious views can be equally valid if Jesus is the only way.



• The conversation shifts from relativism to truth claims, putting pressure on Damarie to consider the exclusivity of Christ.



Segment 2:



• Todd walks Damarie through the law—revealing sin, guilt, and the just wrath of God using the conscience as a witness.



• The Gospel is clearly laid out—Jesus pays the penalty, satisfies justice, and credits righteousness to sinners.



• Damarie admits he hasn’t fully trusted Christ, though he’s aware of his sin and conviction is stirring.



Segment 3:



• Mormon missionaries affirm faith in Jesus, but describe Him as a created being—not the eternal, uncreated Son of God.



• They define salvation as “a chance” contingent on works, not the secured gift offered by grace through faith.



• Todd presses Ephesians 2:8–9, contrasting salvation as a free gift with the Mormon framework of merit-based exaltation.



Segment 4:



• The missionaries confirm belief in exaltation—becoming gods with their own universes—but God is still “their” God.



• They discuss the church’s past racial restrictions, admitting confusion over God’s “change of mind.”



• Despite doctrinal concerns, the young men are earnest, devoted, and open to friendly dialogue—even swapping gospel DVDs.



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Transcript

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0:00.0

Richard Radio begins in three, two, one.

0:09.1

We've had 35 resurrections of the dead.

0:11.4

The closer they are to freshly dead, the easier they are to resurrect.

0:15.0

So I see this giant angel and I asked him his name.

0:17.5

It's a financial company, and I realized this angel is here for our finances.

0:21.8

And that's a true literal story, by the way. These people are charlatans. And it's about time we

0:26.2

draw a line in the sand and stop fraternizing with the wolves. It's time for Wretched Radio with

0:32.3

Todd Friel. What is happening to me could happen to you too.

0:39.1

Friel, we're not interested.

0:41.5

Welcome to a wretched at the University of Georgia, Athens.

0:45.1

I found myself a fish and hole.

0:47.0

This is the place where I tend to feel most comfortable, walking backwards, mostly,

0:52.2

not tripping over young college students, and then sitting down

0:55.3

next to a guy like this.

0:56.7

Hello, young man.

0:57.8

You have a second to talk to me?

0:59.4

Sweet, what's your name?

1:00.4

My name is Demarier Hawkins.

1:02.0

Where are you from, DeMarierey, A.

1:03.6

Marietta, Georgia, born in Oakland, California, but I was raised in Marietta, Georgia.

1:08.2

Yeah.

1:08.7

So you're a Southern boy.

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