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If Jesus is God, why would God die?

Ask Away

Vince and Jo Vitale

Religion & Spirituality

4.9714 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

For those of us living in societies often characterized as “post-Christian”, the symbol of the cross occupies a strange place in our cultural landscape—so familiar that it typically fades into the background, and yet that familiarity has certainly bred contempt. So what are we to make of the cross of Jesus? Aside from being an architectural feature of a skyline, what does this symbol really stand for? With Easter approaching, this week on Ask Away we’re sharing a presentation Vince gave a few years ago on what the cross meant two millenia ago, and whether it still carries meaning today.    ------ We’re so glad you joined us for Ask Away. If you have a question that needs answering, we’d love to hear it. Send us an email at askawayquestion@gmail.com or call and leave a voicemail at ‪(321) 213-9670‬. Ask Away is hosted by Vince and Jo Vitale, and produced by Studio D Podcast Production. New episodes come out regularly, so make sure to subscribe. The best way you can support Ask Away is to leave a review. All you have to do is open up the Podcast App on your phone, look for Ask Away, scroll down until you see ‘Write a Review’ and tell us what you think. If you’d like to see videos from Vince and me, invite us to speak, or make a financial gift so that more people’s questions can be heard on Ask Away, visit Kardiaquestions.com See you next time, and remember, if you have a question, it’s worth asking.

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0:00.0

I was a skeptic who came to faith through asking hard questions.

0:04.0

I'm a long-time Christian whose faith was challenged by hard questions.

0:08.5

Whatever your story is, we all ask questions.

0:12.0

But some questions are more difficult to answer than others.

0:16.0

And some questions keep us up at night.

0:18.5

Who am I?

0:19.5

Does my life have value?

0:21.2

What determines my identity and purpose?

0:23.7

Is there a God?

0:24.9

Does he care?

0:26.0

What will happen when I die?

0:27.8

Is it even possible to know the truth?

0:29.7

We believe every question is valuable, and we receive every question as a gift.

0:35.8

So welcome to the podcast, where we invite you to ask away.

0:41.5

Great to see you all. Great to be, have the chance to share with you again. Actually, just as I'm

0:48.7

getting settled here, just give a quick handshake to the person on your right and on your left,

0:52.8

and I'll explain why a bit later.

0:57.0

All right, first things first. Who likes my accent better than Joe's?

1:03.7

That's a lot more than I usually get. Who likes Joe's accent better than mine?

1:12.3

And earlier, just before Joe was about to come out on stage, someone turned to me and said,

1:18.0

you must be very proud of your daughter.

1:22.6

I said, my wife!

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