Episodes

  • Regeneration
    Dec 17 2024
    Defibrillators are not self-operated. Neither can the spiritually dead make themselves alive to Christ. Today, 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://ligonier.org/podcasts/simply-put/regeneration/

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    6 mins
  • The Perspicuity of Scripture
    Dec 10 2024
    Anyone can come to Scripture and discover how they can be saved, even children and those lacking formal education. Today, Barry Cooper shows that the Bible is clear in its teaching about salvation and its basic principles for pleasing God.

    Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/simply-put/the-perspicuity-of-scripture/

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    5 mins
  • The Revealed and Hidden Will of God
    Dec 3 2024
    You don’t need handwriting in the sky in order to discover God’s will for your life. Today, 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://ligonier.org/podcasts/simply-put/the-revealed-and-hidden-will-of-god/

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    6 mins
  • Paraclete
    Nov 26 2024
    The Holy Spirit comes alongside us to bear our burdens, defend us, and give us strength and courage. Today, Barry Cooper examines a Greek word that richly illustrates our relationship with Christ and His Spirit.

    Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/simply-put/paraclete/

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    5 mins
  • Antinomianism
    Nov 19 2024
    We can get in danger of being so infatuated with the idea of our sin’s forgiveness that we start to leave obedience behind. Today, Barry Cooper points out that Christians don’t take God’s law less seriously, but more seriously.

    Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/simply-put/antinomianism/

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    4 mins
  • The Visible and Invisible Church
    Nov 12 2024
    Not everyone who visibly appears in the church actually belongs to God’s redeemed people. Today, Barry Cooper helps us make the crucial distinction between the visible and invisible church.

    Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/simply-put/the-visible-and-invisible-church/

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    6 mins
  • The Cosmological Argument
    Nov 5 2024

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

    Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/simply-put/the-cosmological-argument/

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    6 mins
  • Five Points of Calvinism
    Oct 29 2024

    Salvation isn’t a 99% to 1% split between God’s participation and ours. It is entirely the work of the Lord and all the glory belongs to Him. Today, Barry Cooper explains what is at stake in the so-called "five points of Calvinism."

    Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/simply-put/five-points-of-calvinism/

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    8 mins