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We tackle the dangerous misunderstanding that grace excuses disobedience, revealing how this mindset aligns with what the Bible explicitly calls "lawlessness." Jesus warned that many religious people will be rejected as "workers of lawlessness" despite calling Him Lord, showing that profession without obedience leads to spiritual deception.

• True grace trains obedience while fake grace excuses rebellion (Titus 2:11-12)
• Lawlessness isn't just breaking rules but rejecting God's design and authority
• The Antichrist is called "the man of lawlessness" in 2 Thessalonians 2:3
• Churches that normalize disobedience create an atmosphere where deception thrives
• Grace empowers obedience rather than erasing it
• Steps to reject counterfeit grace: name it, repent of it, train with real grace, guard your atmosphere

Join us for episode 10 where we'll explore the consequences of lawlessness and how the wrath of God remains unless we abide in Christ through obedience.

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Jesus explicitly tells us that we will know believers by their fruit, challenging popular teachings that downplay the importance of spiritual evidence in our lives.

• True faith always produces visible fruit as evidence of genuine connection with God
• Faith without manifestation in obedience is not real faith but fiction
• The Greek word "apatheo" reveals unbelief proves itself through disobedience
• A healthy branch doesn't strain to produce fruit; it naturally bears fruit by abiding
• "Hyper-grace" dangerously swaps fruit for feelings, ignoring Jesus' warnings
• Jesus warned that trees without good fruit are cut down and thrown into fire
• False assurance prepares people who cry "Lord, Lord" but never truly knew Him
• Examine your life honestly for evidence of love, holiness, and obedience
• Fruit comes from abiding in the vine, not from human effort or striving
• Embrace spiritual pruning, though painful, to make room for stronger fruit

Join us for episode 9 where we'll confront the spirit of lawlessness and the distortion that says obedience doesn't matter at all.

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Jesus challenges popular "easy believe" theology by emphasizing the narrow gate that leads to life, contrasting it with the wide road to destruction that many follow.

• Grace isn't a broad road but a narrow person—Christ himself
• The wide road feels easy because it bends to our will, while the narrow gate bends our will to God's
• From Eden onward, life has always required alignment with God, not unlimited options
• Hypergrace preaches a gate without surrender, repentance, or obedience—offering anesthesia, not gospel
• Most people miss the narrow way because they prefer comfortable slogans over genuine surrender
• The narrow gate isn't about striving harder but about choosing Jesus and actually following him
• Following Christ is a daily choice, not just a one-time prayer years ago
• The cross narrows the road but opens the way to Eden

Join us for episode 8 where we'll expose the danger of false assurance when people claim to believe but their fruit tells a different story.

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We explore the tension between resting in Christ's finished work and the call to active obedience, revealing how true spiritual rest is active alignment rather than passive disengagement.

• Rest in Christ is real but was never meant to be laziness - rest is strength, not slumber
• Jesus offers rest with a yoke - not no yoke, but the right yoke (Matthew 11:28)
• Hebrews 4:11 reveals that entering God's rest requires effort - it's active alignment
• Belief without obedience is self-deception, not authentic faith
• Jesus connected keeping His commandments with remaining in His love (John 15:10)
• "False rest is just spiritual sleep" - comfortable passivity leads to spiritual decay
• True rest involves taking His yoke through daily disciplines - not as law but as alignment
• Obedience is how rest moves - it's the active expression of genuine faith

Join us next time in episode 7 as we explore why the gate to life is narrow and why so few actually enter it.

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Have you ever found yourself silencing your conscience with a Bible verse, only to feel that nagging sensation return stronger than before? You're not alone. Many believers today are being taught a dangerous version of "rest" that actually undermines true biblical freedom.

The blood of Jesus doesn't delete your conscience—it cleanses it. When Hebrews speaks of an "evil conscience," it's referring to a guilty, polluted conscience, not suggesting that having moral awareness is somehow wrong. God designed your conscience as a vital safeguard, not a burden to be silenced. Yet many teachers today perform a theological sleight of hand, redefining biblical rest as the absence of moral guidance rather than union-led obedience without condemnation.

This episode cuts through the confusion with crystal clarity. We trace the concept of rest from Eden through Israel to Jesus, showing how true rest always married God's presence with obedience. We expose how misinterpreting Greek words like "poneros" flattens Scripture's richness and prepares believers to ignore genuine conviction. Most importantly, we offer four practical moves for living in authentic biblical rest: honoring the blood rightly, asking for conscience cleansing, practicing restful obedience, and keeping the censer clean through quick confession. The goal isn't a callous heart, but a cleansed one.

Join us for this foundational conversation that sets the stage for Season Two, where we'll continue exposing counterfeit forms of rest while recovering the true grace that enables us to walk with God again—like in Eden, in the cool of the day. Subscribe now to Truth Talk, where filters die and truth speaks.

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We explore the scandalous truth that Jesus didn't just die for you—He died as you, taking your entire Adamic nature into Himself on the cross. This revelation transforms our understanding of salvation from mere forgiveness to complete identification with Christ in His death and resurrection.

• Jesus became sin itself on the cross, not just a sin-bearer
• When Christ died, our "old man" died with Him according to Romans 6:6
• In Christ's resurrection, believers are raised as new creations
• The Christian life is living from our inclusion in Christ, not just belief about Christ
• Warning against counterfeit grace that pampers sin rather than crucifying it
• Season 2 will expose false grace and prepare believers for Christ's return

The trumpet is about to sound. This is Truth Talk, where filters die and truth speaks.

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When Jesus breathed His last, the temple curtain — 60 feet high and impossibly thick — tore from top to bottom. Why does that moment matter? In this episode of Truth Talk, Caleb and Eliana uncover the shocking meaning behind the torn veil, and why it changes everything about how we approach God today.

You’ll discover:

• What the temple curtain really represented — and why it kept people out
• The hidden link between the veil and Eden’s flaming sword
• The forbidden insight: how Christ’s blood didn’t just forgive, it removed the barrier
• The next step: how to live as if God’s presence is already with you

The veil is gone. The way back to Eden is open.

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If God is all-loving and all-powerful, why not just forgive sin with a word? Why demand blood? In this episode of Truth Talk, Caleb and Eliana wrestle with one of the most uncomfortable questions of faith — and uncover the stunning truth hidden since Eden.

You’ll discover:

• Why sin isn’t just breaking rules, but breaking creation itself
• The hidden cost of forgiveness that cannot be ignored
• How the Passover and temple sacrifices pointed to Christ’s blood
• The forbidden insight: why the Cross was not cruelty, but God Himself absorbing the cost

This is not just theology. It’s the reason Eden’s gate can open again.

💡 Hosted by Caleb Cross & Eliana Rivers
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Disclaimer: This podcast critiques doctrines commonly called “hyper-grace.” Our focus is on teachings, not individuals. All views expressed are biblical reflections intended to help listeners weigh every message against Scripture.