Witness Wednesday: An Agnostic Tests the Bible + A Hebrew Roots Believer Rejects ‘Easter’

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Fortis Institute

Religion, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

It’s Witness Wednesday! A sharp history student, Cole, wrestles with the resurrection, truth, and his own conscience—then a Hebrew Roots believer named Carlos questions Easter, church tradition, and the name “Jesus.”

Segment 1

• A thoughtful agnostic history major explores the reliability of Scripture and the resurrection.

• Todd walks him through manuscript evidence and eyewitness testimony.

• Can Christianity stand the test of history?

Segment 2

• The conversation turns from intellect to conscience—lying, lust, blasphemy, and guilt before God.

• Justice and mercy collide at the cross as Todd explains how forgiveness is possible.

• Will Cole see his need for grace?

Segment 3

• The tension rises: evidence vs. surrender.

• Todd reminds Cole that the Christian faith is intellectual, but it’s not JUST intellectual.

• Todd urges Cole to respond before it’s too late.

Segment 4

• A self-described believer rejects “Easter,” insists on “Yeshua,” and blends Hebrew roots with Christian faith.

• Todd probes what’s behind the name debate and where saving faith truly rests.

• Can focusing on details make us miss the gospel itself?

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0:00.0	Richard Radio begins in three, two, one.
0:09.0	If it brings her to the same point that it brings you, it doesn't matter whether she called it God along the way or not.
0:14.0	That understanding works for you, so therefore it is absolutely right for you.
0:17.9	All beliefs have become only relatively true, And of course, to the world,
0:22.9	religion is just some personalized experience, not a divine revelation, and the church is catching the
0:30.2	disease. It's time for Wretched Radio with Todd Freel. And welcome in to Wretched Radio. I'm
0:37.3	Jimmy Hicks in the studio today.
0:38.9	Occupying Todd's chair.
0:40.2	Well, actually he doesn't have a chair in here, but I stand here nonetheless.
0:45.0	Todd, of course, in the team are out on campus at Kennesaw State University, looking for students to chat with because, of course, it's Wednesday.
0:53.3	And around here, we call it witness Wednesday.
0:56.7	Prepare to go back in time to the 20th century. That's not that long ago, dude. You're studying
1:03.6	history but just the 20th century history. I study all of it. I just specialize in the 20th century.
1:08.7	Just go Google it and find all of it.
1:13.4	Yes, but you do have to also do research in certain topics.
1:14.5	You can't just Google everything.
1:15.8	That's true.
1:20.9	Okay, so the 20th century is a particular fascination to you because why?
1:28.7	Well, mainly most of the, the reason where we are today, a lot of it can be traced back to the 20th century, right? Like the, even going back to like 1914 when, you know, World War I started, a lot of the effects of
1:33.4	World War I were actually still feeling today. I don't disagree with that. You know, the two big,
1:38.7	those were the bloodiest wars in human history. More people died. What do you think was the lesson from World Wars 1 and World
1:46.7	War II? I think the main lesson was that it really created kind of, it prevented further wars
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