Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Mailbag Friday: When Should You Leave a Church? + Must a Wife Submit to Foolish Financial Decisions? + Dating a Messianic Jew?

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Show Notes

It’s Mailbag Friday! You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers.

Segment 1

• What questions should I be asking if I’m interested in dating a girl who’s a Messianic Jew? — Jonathan

• My church’s music is showy and the preaching isn’t very exegetical. Is that enough reason to leave? — Ryan

Segment 2

• How does a wife biblically submit to a husband who has proven himself foolish with finances? — Anonymous

• When should the men and elders of a church step in to protect and care for a woman struggling in her marriage?

Segment 3

• I suffer from a debilitating condition that makes it nearly impossible to work or keep up with things around the house. Am I the sluggard Scripture warns about? — Tom

• When you physically can’t do what you want to do, how should the church come alongside you?

Segment 4

• My epilepsy medication keeps me from feeling joy. If I can’t experience the joy of Christ, am I still saved? — Joe

• Is it wrong to turn the Bible into a sport through Bible quizzing? — Anonymous

• Should churches ask someone with disruptive Tourette’s to leave the sanctuary during the service? — Anonymous

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