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?
Sep 18, 2026
Listener questions tackle dating across Messianic Jewish beliefs, evaluating flashy churches, and responding to foolish financial decisions in marriage. The discussion also explores how churches can care for people with debilitating illness, medication-related emotional numbness, disruptive Tourette’s, and Bible quizzing without losing compassion or biblical order.
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Test Messianic Jewish Dating Compatibility
- Ask whether a prospective Messianic Jewish partner clearly believes salvation comes by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone.
- Examine continued festivals, Hebrew terminology, and any blending of religious works with Christ’s finished work.
Leave A Church Slowly And Thoughtfully
- Weigh doctrine, elder leadership, children’s biblical nourishment, available alternatives, and proximity before leaving a nonheretical church.
- Pray through the church directory and seek many counselors, because leaving means separating from a spiritual family.
Respond To Financial Foolishness Wisely
- Counsel a financially foolish husband respectfully, but involve church elders when debt or spending endangers the wife or children.
- Biblical submission does not require silently accepting destructive financial stewardship.