CrossReference Christianity
KNOWING THE SAVIOR
BY STUDYING THE SCRIPTURE
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Welcome to the faithful & honest,
verse-by-verse teaching of God's word.
CrossReference Christianity exists to help you…
Know the Savior
By Studying the Scripture.
When Jesus said the Law & the Prophets were about Him (Luke 24:27, 44; John 5:39), we believe He meant it. The Bible is a hyperlinked book where passages quote, reference, and foreshadow each other regularly. Our goal is to help you understand the Bible by distinguishing between Law & Gospel, relating Old Testament to the New, and seeing Jesus all throughout.
Hear the Gospel with
No Ifs, Ands, or Buts!
When Jesus said "it is finished," He meant it. So, at CrossReference Christianity, you will find no such thing as “There’s grace, however...” or “Jesus died for your sins, but…” There is no disclaimer or fine print that we will let stand in the way of proclaiming that Jesus Christ is for you. Many Christian resource hubs and communities seem to have forgotten that this is of first importance (1 Cor. 15:3), but we’ll gladly be the ones talking about things hardly anyone else cares about. Real stuff that the Bible talks about, like guilt, grace, and gratitude–Law, Gospel, Sin, Mercy, Repentance, and the Forgiveness of Sins.
Find a Community of People who is Just as Messed-Up as You Are.
We’re not out to make Christians into people who look like they need Jesus and His grace less and less each day...No, we’re being honest about our sins and leaning into the lovingkindness of our merciful Savior.
It’s a wishy-washy world, and the only way for Christians to be unwavering in it is to know that Christ is holding onto us. If you’re the kind of person who’s ever wondered if Jesus could really love you because you’ve done something unthinkable. That’s what this ministry is for.
Our Perspective
Protestant. Evangelical. Conservative. Confessional.
Protestant
We believe Christ has preserved His Church for 2,000 years — and that the rediscovery of the Gospel during the Reformation was not innovation, but recovery. Scripture alone is the final authority (2 Tim. 3:16–17), and justification by grace through faith alone is the heart of Christianity (Eph. 2:8–9). We gladly stand in the Protestant stream because we believe it has best preserved the clarity of the Gospel and the authority of God’s Word.
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Evangelical
Historically, “evangelical” comes from evangelion — the good news. Before it became a cultural label or a sociological category, it described Christians who were centered on the announcement that Christ died for our sins and was raised for our justification (1 Cor. 15:1–4; Rom. 4:25). For us, everything flows from that message. Not moral improvement. Not religious performance. Not cultural influence. The Gospel. To be evangelical is to believe that Christianity stands or falls on the finished work of Jesus — and to keep that work front and center in preaching, teaching, and life.
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Conservative
We do not apologize for taking the Bible seriously. We read it in context, according to its genres, tracing its argument, honoring its authors, and receiving it as God-breathed (2 Tim. 3:16). This is not necessarily a policitcal claim but a declaration that we believe the Word of God is stable in an unstable world (Isa. 40:8).
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Confessional
We are not self-made Christians inventing theology as we go. We gladly confess the Apostles’, Nicene, and Athanasian Creeds. We believe the Church has already fought and won many theological battles. We also find wisdom in historic confessions that summarize biblical truth with clarity and care. Confessions do not replace Scripture; they protect its teaching.
Bible-based. Christ-Centered. Spirit-Led.
Bible-based.
Each of our Bible studies is just that—a study of the Bible. Not human opinion. Not spiritual guesswork. Not another round of “how to be a better you.” We gather to hear what God Himself has already spoken and to delight in it. Every study starts with a main passage, walked through verse by verse. Along the way, we pull in the rest of Scripture so you can see how the whole story hangs together—and how it all points to Christ.
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And here’s the good news: when God’s Word is read and preached, Christ Himself shows up. The Word doesn’t just give you information about Him—it delivers Him to you. Through that Word, He creates faith where there was none (Romans 10:17). He saves sinners through what looks like foolish preaching (1 Corinthians 1:21). He breathes life into the dead and weary with His own words of spirit and life (John 6:63). And He sustains us with the unshakable hope only the Scriptures can give (Romans 15:4). This isn’t about principles to live by or strategies to win at life. It’s about God speaking Christ into your ears—again and again—until you believe the one thing the world will never tell you: you are forgiven, completely and freely, because of Him.
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Christ-centered.
Every one of our studies comes back to a single person—Jesus Christ. He’s not a side note or a helpful example. He’s the subject of the whole story, the center of every page, the star of the show. The Bible isn’t primarily about you, your steps to success, or your spiritual improvement. You’re not the hero. Christ is. Which means our goal isn’t to squeeze ourselves into the stories of Scripture, but to see Jesus there—crucified, risen, and given for us—and to bring Him out for faith and worship.
That’s exactly how Jesus Himself taught the Bible: “Beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself” (Luke 24:27). “You search the Scriptures… and it is they that bear witness about me” (John 5:39). “…these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name” (John 20:31). So when we study Scripture, we fix our eyes on the only One who can carry us through: “looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith” (Heb. 12:2).
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Spirit-led.
We don’t rely on clever ideas, human opinions, or our own insight. We rely on the Spirit who inspired the Scriptures, who points us to Jesus and shapes our lives and fellowship with one another. As Peter reminds us: “Know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes by one’s own interpretation…men being moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God” (2 Peter 1:20-21).
The Spirit doesn’t promote Himself. He points to Christ: “When the Helper comes…He will testify about Me” (John 15:26). “He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you” (John 16:14). And He equips us to live this gospel among each other: “…be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns…giving thanks always and for everything…submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ” (Eph. 5:18-21). In other words, everything we teach, read, and practice is Spirit-led—not for show, not for self-improvement, but so that Christ is magnified and His grace is made known in our lives.