Simply Put

In order to reveal Himself in the most unmistakable way imaginable, God spoke with language that our minds can understand. In this episode, Barry Cooper considers why God often uses human traits and characteristics to describe Himself in His Word.

Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/anthropomorphism/

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In His unchanging divine nature, God does not and cannot suffer. Does that mean He's unable to love us or empathize with our pain? In this episode, Barry Cooper uncovers why the doctrine of divine impassibility is wonderful news for sufferers and sinners.

Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/impassibility/

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We live in a world that never stops changing. But there is One who is the same yesterday, today, and forever. In this episode, Barry Cooper explores the security we have in knowing the unchanging God.

Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/immutability/

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How optimistic are you about the future? In this episode, Barry Cooper examines one of the main views Christians have held about the end of the world, the glory of God's kingdom, and the reign and return of Christ.

Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/postmillennialism/

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"The Word became flesh" in John 1:14 means that Jesus took on a human body. But did Christ take on a human soul too? In this episode, Barry Cooper discusses a heresy that seems slightly off but actually makes a world of difference.

Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/apollinarianism/

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If you are a Christian, your best days are ahead of you and getting closer by the moment. In this episode, Barry Cooper considers how the promised return of Jesus calls us to steward our lives faithfully and look with hope to the moment we see Him face to face.

Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/the-second-coming/

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What makes people so obsessed about the end of the world? In this episode, Barry Cooper considers what Christians should know about the "last days" and how we ought to live in light of the promise of Christ's soon return.

Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/eschatology/

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When we talk about the ascension, we aren't merely referring to Jesus' physical rising into the sky. In this episode, Barry Cooper explains that in this climactic moment, the victorious Christ rose to His throne as King of kings and Lord of lords.

Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/the-ascension/

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It can sometimes seem as if Christians don't have permission to be unhappy. In this episode, Barry Cooper reminds us that Jesus Himself was a "man of sorrows"--and our expressions of sadness are heard by our good God.

Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/lamentation/

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God tells us in His Word to address him as "Abba," the Aramaic word meaning "Father." Today, Barry Cooper considers God's unqualified goodness as our heavenly Father.

Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/abba/

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