Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Are You Fighting Over the Wrong Doctrines?

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Show Notes

Greg Gifford fills in for Todd to tackle a problem that can quietly divide a church: treating every disagreement like it carries the same biblical weight. Which truths demand a fight—and which ones might require you to simply let it go?

Segment 1

• Is your church preference becoming more important than it should be?

• When should you speak up—and when should you keep your opinion to yourself?

• Not every theological hill is worth dying on.

Segment 2

• Which doctrines actually define Christianity?

• Can someone be confused about an essential doctrine without denying it?

• What happens when fog machines get treated like the Trinity?

Segment 3

• Are female pastors, baptism, and homeschooling all the same kind of disagreement?

• Some “secondary” doctrines reveal something much bigger underneath.

• Why does questioning Scripture so often become the first step toward unraveling everything else?

Segment 4

• How strongly should you hold an opinion when Scripture isn’t equally clear?

• Sermon length, music, dress, parking—are you willing to divide over any of them?

• Greg gives you a framework for deciding which hills are actually worth fighting over.

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