How the Church Softened Sin — and Watered Down the Gospel

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Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

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How the Church Softened Sin — and Watered Down the Gospel

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

55 minutes

1 week ago

How the Church Softened Sin — and Watered Down the Gospel

Segment 1

• Sanctification isn’t “just stop it” — it’s put off and put on (Eph 4:22-24).

• True change means replacing sin with Spirit-driven habits.

• If you’re dry, bitter, or hurting — don’t wait to feel it; start doing what grows desire.

Segment 2 – The Math of Holiness

• Dr. Greg Gifford explains the biblical equation: Put off + Put on = Growth.

• Sanctification isn’t just subtraction alone; holiness must also be put on.

• Lasting change happens when obedience fills the space sin used to occupy.

Segment 3 – The Trojan Horse in Your Church

• “Contextualization” can smuggle worldliness into worship.

• The church loses it’s unique purpose as salt and light when it trades truth for relatability.

• Baby-talk preaching creates baby-faith Christians.

Segment 4

• Paul’s “all things” meant removing cultural barriers, not rewriting the gospel.

• Contextualization becomes compromise when it reshapes truth to fit culture.

• Faithful preaching feeds sheep, not the world.

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