Cross Talk

Tag: Jesus

  • One Lost Sheep

    There are billions of people in the world so why would an all-powerful, omnipresent God care about little ole me? He can’t possibly be concerned about someone as unimportant or as minuscule as I am in the grand scheme of…

  • The Problem of Pain and Suffering

    Some apologists lump the problem of evil and the problem of pain and suffering together when they try to counter the objections that an all-loving, all-good, and all-powerful God could allow evil, pain, and suffering to exist in His Creation.…

  • The Problem of Evil

    If God created everything where did evil come from? How could an all-knowing, all-loving, and all-powerful God create evil? Why would an all-powerful, loving God allow evil to continue to exist? The problem of evil is one of those topics…

  • The Thief on the Cross

    Are you somebody who has struggled with faith and feel that because you have been questioning God for so long that you have missed your chance at salvation? Do you feel as if God has turned His back on you…

  • The Debate Between Faith and Works

    Are we saved by faith alone through the grace of God, or are we saved by works? Is salvation found in the belief in Jesus and his work on the cross, or do we need to work our way into…

  • Merry Christmas

    Today we celebrate the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ and I just want to say to all of you Merry Christmas and may God bless you! Here is Luke 2:7-20 from the ESV: 7 And she gave birth to her…

  • Lex Talionis

    “Your eye shall not pity. It shall be life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.” Deuteronomy 19:21 ESV ” But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.” Matthew 5:39…

  • Jesus Wept

    There are two instances in the Bible where we read that Jesus wept. I find these passages to be very powerful because of what they tell us about Jesus’ humanity. The first time Jesus wept was in John 11:35 when…

  • Why Does Matthew Say Jesus Would be Called a Nazarene?

    “And he went and lived in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, that he would be called a Nazarene.” Matthew 2:23 ESV When I first became a Christian and I started to read…

  • Not My Will, But Yours, Be Done

      “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.” Luke 22:42 ESV These are the words Jesus prayed to the Father as his arrest, trial, and execution were drawing near. Luke also…