Episodes

  • Theodicy

    Theodicy
    Jun 24 2025
    Whatever questions we may have about the reason behind our pain, Christians can’t possibly conclude that God is aloof from suffering, that He doesn’t care about evil, or that He hasn’t done anything about it. Today, Barry Cooper presents three truths that help us trust in the goodness of God when facing the darkness of this world.

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

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    8 mins
  • The Day of Atonement

    The Day of Atonement
    Jun 17 2025
    Only once in the whole year could the high priest of Israel enter the Holy of Holies to approach the fearsome presence of a holy God: the Day of Atonement. Today, Barry Cooper explains what this day revealed about the depth of our guilt and how it pointed forward to a greater day when the sin of God’s people would be dealt with forever.

    Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/simply-put/the-day-of-atonement/

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    7 mins
  • Temple

    Temple
    Jun 10 2025
    The temple was an enduring representation of the fact that the Lord, as the God of His people, will never leave them. Today, Barry Cooper points us to a greater temple that is more enduring still.

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

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    7 mins
  • Tabernacle

    Tabernacle
    Jun 3 2025
    Why does the Old Testament contain exacting instructions for building a meeting place with God? Should we follow these assembly instructions today so that God may dwell with us? Today, Barry Cooper explains the role of the tabernacle and the One who has fulfilled it.

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

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    5 mins
  • Contradiction and Paradox

    Contradiction and Paradox
    May 27 2025
    God does not ask His people to abandon logic and simply accept the teachings of His Word on faith. Today, Barry Cooper helps us distinguish between a paradox and a contradiction.

    Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/simply-put/contradiction-and-paradox/

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    5 mins
  • The Babylonian Captivity

    The Babylonian Captivity
    May 20 2025
    The Lord is slow to anger, but His patience with religious hypocrites does not last forever. Today, Barry Cooper considers what Israel’s exile into Babylon teaches us about the danger of becoming complacent with our sin.

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

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    7 mins
  • Propitiation

    Propitiation
    May 13 2025
    Anger is the response of a perfectly loving God when sin is committed against Him and others. Today, 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://ligonier.org/podcasts/simply-put/propitiation/

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    5 mins
  • Gospel

    Gospel
    May 6 2025
    Because of what Jesus Christ has done, death and darkness are on borrowed time. Today, Barry Cooper delivers the best news that we can ever hear.

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

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    6 mins