Truth Talk
Truth Talk is a bold, dialogue-driven podcast where filters die and truth speaks. Hosted by Caleb Cross and Eliana Rivers, each episode strips away religious fluff, hyper-grace distortions, self-help illusions, and New Age counterfeits to uncover the raw, Edenic truth of Scripture.
Through honest back-and-forth conversation, they expose the hidden layers of sin, the scandal of the Cross, and the shocking hope of resurrection life. From the garden of Eden to the torn veil of the temple, every episode connects ancient wisdom to your daily walk with clarity, conviction, and courage.
This isn’t safe religion. It’s not motivational hype. It’s unfiltered gospel: Adam’s curse overturned, Christ’s blood shed, Eden’s gate reopened.
If you’re hungry for answers no one else dares to ask, Truth Talk will take you there.
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Meet the Voices
Caleb Cross — the prophetic voice of Truth Talk. Bold, uncompromising, and always pointing back to Eden’s blueprint and Christ’s cross, Caleb embodies the fiery watchman who calls out distortions, exposes hidden deceptions, and declares raw truth without filters.
Eliana Rivers — the seeker’s voice. Honest, curious, and sometimes hesitant, she asks the questions many listeners carry: “But doesn’t this sound harsh?” or “Isn’t grace supposed to be effortless?” Her role is to bring the human wrestle to the table so the answers land where real people live.
Together — Caleb and Eliana are narrative voices created for Truth Talk. They aren’t individual preachers but conversation partners who embody two sides we all need: conviction and curiosity. Their dynamic makes weighty biblical truth engaging, relatable, and unforgettable.
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A Note on the Voices
Caleb Cross and Eliana Rivers are not literal people but narrative voices created for Truth Talk. They embody the journey every believer faces: conviction and curiosity. Caleb carries the prophetic, truth-declaring weight; Eliana gives space to the honest questions we all wrestle with. Together, they make room for Scripture to speak with both fire and tenderness.
This podcast does not target people but weighs doctrines. We believe most preachers genuinely desire to point people to God. Our purpose is simply to measure every message against Scripture and, where needed, bring correction — so that Eden’s air can breathe through again.
Truth Talk
Spiritual Amputation: Why Jesus Wasn't Joking About Sin
What happens when a grace-filled believer sins? Contrary to popular teachings, true repentance doesn't vanish under perfect love—it transforms.
We tackle the problematic doctrines of hyper-grace head-on, exposing how they've created a false dichotomy between divine love and ongoing repentance. When Jesus spoke about cutting off hands or plucking out eyes that cause sin, He wasn't advocating self-harm but precision spiritual surgery—identifying and eliminating whatever separates us from God's presence.
The forbidden insight many miss: perfect love doesn't eliminate the need for repentance—it purifies the motive behind it. You don't repent to earn God's love or avoid punishment; you repent because you already possess His love and refuse to grieve it. Acts 3:19 reveals that repentance leads to "times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord," showing that true repentance isn't about punishment but restored intimacy.
We invite you to practice "sacred grief"—feeling genuine sorrow not from guilt but from wounding perfect love. This grief drives you back to God's arms rather than away from them. Each act of repentance deepens both your awe of God's holiness and gratitude for His mercy. Like approaching a bonfire, the closer you draw to God, the more you feel both His warming love and transforming power.
Subscribe now and join us for our next episode where we'll explore why reverent repentance leads directly to lordship—because you can't truly repent to Jesus while refusing to bow to Him. This is Truth Talk, where filters die and truth speaks.
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Disclaimer: The content of this podcast addresses theological ideas and teachings often described as “hyper-grace.” We do not target or attack any individual by name. Our goal is to measure doctrine against the Word of God and encourage listeners to walk in truth, holiness, and grace. Any quotes referenced are from publicly available teachings and are examined for the purpose of biblical analysis.
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.
Speaker 2:Caleb, last episode really shifted how I think about holy fear, like it's not terror but reverence. Right, but now I'm wrestling with something. If I have this appropriate awe of God's magnitude and I'm in this partnership with Him, what happens when I actually sin? I heard a preacher joke that if we took Jesus literally, if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. If your hand causes you to sin, pluck it out. If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. The church would be an amputation ward. That sounds extreme.
Speaker 1:Listen, Eliana, Jesus wasn't joking and he wasn't being extreme, he was being surgical. When you truly grasp his magnitude, that holy fear we talked about, you realize sin isn't just oops, I messed up. It's rebellion against the one whose presence is your very life. Repentance isn't mutilation, it's precision surgery. You cut off what kills before it kills you not literal body parts, but the sources, the habits, the compromises that separate you from his presence.
Speaker 2:So that reverent fear actually makes repentance more urgent, not less.
Speaker 1:Exactly here's the hidden layer when perfect love transforms your fear from terror to awe. It also transforms your repentance from guilt to grief. You're not cowering from punishment, You're grieving that you've wounded the heart of perfect love. Acts 3.19 says repent and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord. The same presence that fills you with holy awe is the presence that sin blocks. Repentance isn't just about forgiveness. It's about restoration to that sacred intimacy.
Speaker 2:But, caleb, if God's love is perfect and I'm already accepted in Christ, why does ongoing repentance matter? Can't I just rest in his finished work?
Speaker 1:Here's the forbidden insight Hyper-grace has convinced believers that holy reverence and ongoing repentance are incompatible with perfect love. But that's exactly backwards. Perfect love doesn't eliminate the need for repentance. It purifies the motive. You don't repent to earn his love. You repent because you already have it and refuse to grieve it. When churches remove ongoing repentance, they're not preserving grace. They're destroying intimacy with the very one who died to restore it.
Speaker 2:So perfect love doesn't make repentance unnecessary, it makes it sacred.
Speaker 1:Yes, here's the next step Practice sacred grief. When you sin, don't just declare forgiveness. Feel the grief of wounding perfect love. Let that grief drive you back to His arms. Cut with precision, identify what consistently separates you from His presence and remove it radically. This is spiritual surgery, not self-punishment. Return to reverence. Let every act of repentance deepen your awe of his holiness and your gratitude for his mercy. The closer you get to the bonfire, the more you feel both its warmth and its power.
Speaker 2:So repentance isn't about fear of rejection. It's about protecting intimacy with perfect love.
Speaker 1:Exactly, that's the raw truth no filters, just freedom. And in episode 15, we'll see why this reverent repentance leads us straight into lordship, because you can't truly repent to Jesus while refusing to bow to Jesus. This is Truth Talk, where filters die and truth speaks.