Simply Put

God does not ask His people to abandon logic and simply accept the teachings of His Word on faith. In this episode, Barry Cooper helps us distinguish between a paradox and a contradiction.

Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/contradiction-and-paradox/

The Lord is slow to anger, but His patience with religious hypocrites does not last forever. In this episode, Barry Cooper considers what Israel's exile into Babylon teaches us about the danger of becoming complacent with our sin.

Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/the-babylonian-captivity/

Anger is the response of a perfectly loving God when sin is committed against Him and others. In this episode, Barry Cooper explains the merciful way that God has appeased His wrath against His people in order to spare them from His righteous judgment.

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

Because of what Jesus Christ has done, death and darkness are on borrowed time. In this episode, Barry Cooper delivers the best news that we can ever hear.

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

The Lord reigns as King over all things. Yet, there is another sense in which the kingdom of God has not yet fully come. In this episode, Barry Cooper considers the meaning behind the Bible's metaphors pertaining to God's kingdom.

Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/the-kingdom-of-god/

Far from being Jesus' last name, "Christ" is a title that carries immense meaning. In this episode, Barry Cooper tells of the glory that Jesus bears as the ultimate Prophet, Priest, and King.

Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/messiah-christ/

What does a Mesopotamian sheep herder from 4,000 years ago have to do with us? In this episode, Barry Cooper explains how God's promise to Abraham reveals the good news of Jesus Christ.

Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/the-abrahamic-covenant/

It has become a cliche' to say, "We're all God's children." But actually, that isn't true. In this episode, Barry Cooper articulates the extraordinary privilege Christians have in being adopted into the family of God.

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

The Apostles' Creed isn't just a statement of Christ's past, present, and future life--it's a reminder of our present and future lives too. In this episode, Barry Cooper walks us through this document that has been confessed by Christians for centuries.

Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/the-apostles-creed/

A significant part of our lives is driven by the pursuit of two words: "Well done." In this episode, Barry Cooper observes that the pursuit of glory is not a bad thing--as long as we're seeking it in the right place.

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