Simply Put
Have you ever wished that someone would explain theology in a way that doesn’t require a degree or a dictionary? Maybe you’ve listened to a sermon and it seemed like the pastor was speaking another language. Or perhaps you’ve thought that the notes in your study Bible could use a commentary of their own. From imputation to justification, theophany to theodicy, keeping all these concepts straight can be a challenge for any believer. This is a short podcast about long words. Every week, Barry Cooper sheds light on a different biblical or theological term, using helpful illustrations to apply it to your life. Listen to this week’s episode to expand your understanding and deepen your faith, one word at a time.
Episodes
How did the early church recognize the books of the New Testament as Scripture? In this episode, Barry Cooper examines four signs of a book's divine authority.
Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/canon-of-scripture/
Though darkness and death entered the world through one man, so light and life has entered through another. Today, Barry Cooper considers the fall of man and the promise of the Savior.
Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/the-fall/
The grandeur of the heavens draws our eyes upward to something--or Someone--beyond them. In this episode, Barry Cooper considers God's general revelation in nature.
Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/general-revelation/
What does it mean to be "filled with the Holy Spirit"? Today, Barry Cooper turns to Scripture to help us grasp the truth behind this often-misunderstood question.
Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/being-filled-with-the-spirit/
We are totally and utterly dependent on God for our existence. In this episode, Barry Cooper considers God's sustaining power.
Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/aseity-of-god/
Our responsibility as Bible readers is to draw out the truth from the page open before us, not to try and make Scripture say whatever we'd like. Today, Barry Cooper highlights the importance of studying God's Word rightly.
Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/exegesis-and-eisegesis/
He's called the tempter, the accuser, the evil one, and the god of this age. Today, Barry Cooper looks at the biblical--and very real--figure of Satan.
Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/satan/
Have you ever seen something so beautiful, so awe-inspiring, that it left you breathless? Today, Barry Cooper ponders the meaning and significance of the Hebrew word "selah."
Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/selah/
Even when we were unfaithful, Jesus Christ came to us and made us His bride. In this episode, Barry Cooper portrays the shocking yet dazzling marriage between Christ and the church.
Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/imputed-righteousness/
How do we grow as Christians? Do we passively "let go and let God," or is it all about us and our hard work toward holiness? Today, Barry Cooper shows how the truth revealed in Scripture avoids both of these pitfalls.
Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/quietism-and-activism/
We can never be good enough to meet the demands of God's law. In this episode, Barry Cooper testifies to the One who met those demands on our behalf.
Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/justification/
In eternity, did God choose to elect His people to salvation based on His decision to permit humanity's fall into sin, or was it the other way around? Today, Barry Cooper takes up this heady question and the two big words that seek to answer it.
Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/supralapsarianism-and-infralapsarianism/
Our sanctification occurs in the past, present, and future. In this episode, Barry Cooper considers this "time-traveling" word.
Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/sanctification/
The New Testament is unapologetic about the reality and danger of demonic spirits. Today, Barry Cooper exhorts us to think soberly about these spiritual forces.
Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/demons/
Sin isn't just what we do; it's who we are. In this episode, Barry Cooper defines the term "original sin" and explains how it became our natural state.
Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/original-sin/
The eternal Son of God took on flesh and died as a man, all so that death itself would die. Today, Barry Cooper speaks on an awesome reality, recorded in Scripture, that sets the Christian faith apart from all other religions.
Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/incarnation/
Is the Bible all we need to live life well? Today, Barry Cooper explains that Scripture tells us everything we must believe in order to be saved and what we must do in order to please God.
Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/the-sufficiency-of-scripture/
Jesus warned His disciples of an 'abomination of desolation' who would defile the temple. Is this a figure we should still expect, or has he come already? Today, Barry Cooper turns to the context of Christ's warning to give clarity to this figure's identity.
Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/abomination-of-desolation/
After completing His work of creating the world, God rested--but not because He got tired and needed a break. Today, Barry Cooper explains how the Sabbath reminds us to regularly rest in God and enjoy the ultimate rest that He has given His people in Christ.
Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/sabbath/
When Jesus calls people to Himself, they come. Today, Barry Cooper shows how God puts His sovereign grace in display every time a lost soul is drawn to Christ.
Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/irresistible-grace/
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