About this episode

The episode addresses various listener questions about dating, church decisions, financial issues in marriage, chronic illness, and joy in faith.

Segment 1 • Jonathan asks: “What should I find out before dating a Messianic Jew who believes in Jesus but still practices Jewish traditions?” • Ryan wrestles with a difficult church decision: When does weak preaching become a reason to leave? • Anonymous asks how a wife can biblically submit when her husband’s financial decisions are leading the family deeper into debt. Segment 2 • Todd continues to address the question from the previous segment regarding biblical submission when a husband’s spending habits seem reckless? Segment 3 • Tom asks a heartbreaking question: Does chronic illness make me a sluggard in God’s eyes? Segment 4 • Joe wonders if a Christian can truly be saved while feeling little or no joy because of a medical condition and medication side effects. • Anonymous asks whether Bible quizzing helps children treasure Scripture or risks turning God’s Word into a competition. • Steve discovers his church is pre-tribulational, pre-millennial, and dispensational—and wonders what that really means. • Anonymous asks a sensitive church question: How should congregations care for worshipers with disruptive Tourette’s syndrome without excluding them? ___ Thanks for…

People in this episode

Hosts: Todd, Todd Friel

Topics covered

• Messianic dating
• biblical submission
• financial decisions
• chronic illness
• joy in faith
• church care
• Bible quizzing

Keywords

• Messianic Jew
• biblical submission
• debt
• chronic illness
• joy
• Bible quizzing
• church care

Sponsors

Fortis Institute

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wretched Radio

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