Simply Put

Athanasius fought against one particular heresy for most of his life. In this episode, Barry Cooper explains what the heresy was--and why it was so difficult to defeat. Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/athanasian-creed/ A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Can you summarize your faith in a few brief words? In this episode, Barry Cooper discusses the five solas of the Protestant Reformation and explains their relevance today. Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/five-solas/ A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

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/ A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

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/ A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

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/ A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

He's called the tempter, the accuser, the evil one, and the god of this age. In this episode, Barry Cooper looks at the biblical--and very real--figure of Satan. Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/satan/ A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

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/ A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

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/ A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

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/ A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

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/ A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Why do some people claim that hell will ultimately be unpopulated? In this episode, Barry Cooper contrasts this idea with the clear teaching of Jesus on who will inherit eternal life and who will not. Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/universalism-and-hell/ A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Is it possible that the apocalypse has already happened without many of us realizing it? In this episode, Barry Cooper considers two related ways of interpreting the Bible's end-times prophecies. Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/preterism/ A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

The name Adonai refers to God's absolute sovereignty over creation. In this episode, Barry Cooper examines the most exalted title used to describe God in the Old Testament. Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/adonai/ A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

If we're paying attention in our Bible reading, we'll find that the New Testament isn't the first place we meet Jesus. In this episode, Barry Cooper considers the Old Testament appearances of Christ and the Lord's heart to be present with His people. Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/theophany-and-christophany/ A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our p...

To make sense of the many details in Scripture, we need to get to grips with the overarching story of the Bible, following God's unfolding revelation chapter by chapter and book by book. In this episode, Barry Cooper introduces the important discipline of biblical theology. Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/biblical-theology/ A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explo...

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/ A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: http...