- 5 minutes 10 secondsThe Five SolasCan 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.
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27 October 2026, 5:01 am - 5 minutes 41 secondsCanon of ScriptureHow 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.
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20 October 2026, 5:01 am - 7 minutes 9 secondsGeneral RevelationJust as a painting reveals the qualities of its painter, God's world speaks powerfully of Him. On this episode of Simply Put, Barry Cooper considers God's general revelation in nature.
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13 October 2026, 5:01 am - 5 minutes 57 secondsAseity of GodGod depends on nothing and no one for His existence. On this episode of Simply Put, Barry Cooper considers the aseity of God.
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6 October 2026, 5:01 am - 6 minutes 15 secondsSatanHe's called the tempter, the accuser, the evil one, and the god of this age. On this episode of Simply Put, Barry Cooper looks at the biblical—and very real—figure of Satan.
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29 September 2026, 5:01 am - 6 minutes 35 secondsImputed RighteousnessNo royal wedding is more shocking than that of Christ and His church. On this episode of Simply Put, Barry Cooper explains why.
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22 September 2026, 5:01 am - 6 minutes 58 secondsJustificationWe 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.
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15 September 2026, 5:01 am - 6 minutes 22 secondsSanctificationOn this episode of Simply Put, Barry Cooper considers what it means to be sanctified: to be set apart by God for a purpose.
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8 September 2026, 5:01 am - 6 minutes 35 secondsOriginal SinSin isn't just what we do; it's who we are. On this episode of Simply Put, Barry Cooper defines the term "original sin" and explains how it became our natural state.
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1 September 2026, 5:01 am - 8 minutes 25 secondsUniversalism and HellWhy do some people claim that hell will ultimately be unpopulated? Today, Barry Cooper contrasts this idea with the clear teaching of Jesus on who will inherit eternal life and who will not.
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25 August 2026, 5:01 am - 7 minutes 49 secondsPreterismIs it possible that the apocalypse has already happened without many of us realizing it? Today, Barry Cooper considers two related ways of interpreting the Bible's end-times prophecies.
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