Simply Put

Peter denied Jesus by declaring, "I do not know the man." That's exactly what Christ calls us to do to our old lives when he commands us to deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow Him. In this episode, Barry Cooper invites us to count the cost of being Jesus' disciples.

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

Nothing is hidden from the mind of God--past, present, or future--so nothing can surprise or confuse Him. In this episode, Barry Cooper introduces us to God's attribute of omniscience.

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

Some Christians seem to think that the gifts of the Holy Spirit are given only to some believers. But the whole sweep of Scripture points in the opposite direction. In this episode, Barry Cooper discusses how God has empowered all of His people for ministry.

Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/the-gifts-of-the-holy-spirit/

Defibrillators are not self-operated. Neither can the spiritually dead make themselves alive to Christ. In this episode, Barry Cooper helps us consider our need for someone else to apply the paddles to cause our spiritual hearts to beat.

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

Anyone can come to Scripture and discover how they can be saved, even children and those lacking formal education. In this episode, Barry Cooper shows that the Bible is clear in its teaching about salvation and its basic principles for pleasing God.

Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/the-perspicuity-of-scripture/

You don't need handwriting in the sky in order to discover God's will for your life. In this episode, Barry Cooper helps us to distinguish between the revealed and hidden will of God and what we can know about both.

Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/the-revealed-and-hidden-will-of-god/

The Holy Spirit comes alongside us to bear our burdens, defend us, and give us strength and courage. In this episode, Barry Cooper examines a Greek word that richly illustrates our relationship with Christ and His Spirit.

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

We can get in danger of being so infatuated with the idea of our sin's forgiveness that we start to leave obedience behind. In this episode, Barry Cooper reminds us that Christians mustn't take God's law less seriously but more seriously.

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

Not everyone who visibly appears in the church actually belongs to God's redeemed people. In this episode, Barry Cooper helps us make the crucial distinction between the visible and invisible church.

Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/the-visible-and-invisible-church/

The existence of creation points inevitably to the existence of a Creator. In this episode, Barry Cooper outlines the cosmological argument for the existence of God, the first cause.

Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/the-cosmological-argument/