Best Dr Steven R Cook Podcasts (2025)

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Faith From Beginning to End 48:37

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The Christian faith begins the moment a person believes in Jesus Christ as Savior, trusting Him alone for the free gift of eternal life (John 3:16; Acts 16:31; Eph 2:8-9). At that instant, God forgives sins, declares the believer righteous (Rom 3:28; 5:1), and grants eternal security (John 10:28). This starting point is not achieved by works, refor…

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The Spiritual Life #48 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God 1:06:25

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When reading through the New Testament, we see that God provides both general and specific directives to Christians. General directives include learning and applying God’s Word (Rom 12:1-2; Col 3:16; 2 Tim 2:15; 1 Pet 2:2; Jam 1:22), loving others as Christ has loved us (John 13:34), being filled with and walking by the Spirit (Eph 5:18; Gal 5:16),…

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Genesis to Ruth - Lecture #2 1:04:34

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These audio lectures accompany BE302, Genesis through Ruth, a graduate-level course at Chafer Theological Seminary. The class serves students in programs such as the Master of Arts (M.A.) and Master of Theology (Th.M.), though it may also be taken on an audit basis. My lecture notes are available here: https://thinkingonscripture.com/wp-content/upl…

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Genesis to Ruth - Lecture #1 1:02:19

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These audio lectures accompany BE302, Genesis through Ruth, a graduate-level course at Chafer Theological Seminary. The class serves students in programs such as the Master of Arts (M.A.) and Master of Theology (Th.M.), though it may also be taken on an audit basis. My lecture notes are available here: https://thinkingonscripture.com/wp-content/upl…

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Trials Are God's Tools for Transformation 40:59

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Trials are not accidents in the Christian life; rather, they are divine appointments. Paul learned this when God allowed “a thorn in the flesh” to keep him from exalting himself (2 Cor 12:7-10). Instead of removing the trial, the Lord assured him, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Paul’s response was to “boast ab…

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The Spiritual Life #47 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God 1:15:02

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When reading through the New Testament, we see that God provides both general and specific directives to Christians. General directives include learning and applying God’s Word (Rom 12:1-2; Col 3:16; 2 Tim 2:15; 1 Pet 2:2; Jam 1:22), loving others as Christ has loved us (John 13:34), being filled with and walking by the Spirit (Eph 5:18; Gal 5:16),…

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The Spiritual Life #46 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God 1:08:21

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The Lord directs us to obedience and tests us by providing opportunities to follow His Word, whether through His commands, His provisions, or the circumstances He ordains (Ex 16:4; Deut 8:2; 13:3; Judg 2:21-22; 3:4; John 6:5-6; Heb 11:17; Rev 2:10). In Scripture, testing is consistently purposeful, designed to reveal the true condition of our heart…

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The Divine Mission of Salvation 33:43

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Sometime in eternity past, God the Father planned to send God the Son into the world to fulfill a divine mission. God’s Word tells us, “The Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the world” (1 John 4:14). This was the great mission: to bring salvation to everyone. This act of God was done in love, as it is written, “For God so loved the world, tha…

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The Spiritual Life #45 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God 1:02:30

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Second, there is God’s directive will, which refers to His actively guiding His people to do what He expects. It is sometimes called His prescriptive will because it prescribes how people are to think, live, and relate to Him and others. For example, God directed Adam and Eve to be “fruitful and multiply” and to “rule” as theocratic administrators …

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The Spiritual Life #44 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God 1:02:02

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Theological Categories of God’s Will The will of God can be divided between His secret will and revealed will. Moses wrote, “The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our sons forever, that we may observe all the words of this law” (Deut 29:29). What God has revealed in Scripture is what He deems impo…

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Overview of Future Prophetic Events 1:10:17

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Introduction What follows is an overview of future prophetic events as revealed in Scripture. It is not a comprehensive or technical analysis, but a panoramic survey designed to provide clarity and structure for understanding God’s prophetic program. This presentation moves sequentially—from the Rapture of the Church to the eternal state—outlining …

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The Spiritual Life #43 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God 1:02:57

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Those who are positive to God desire to know Him, His Word, and to pursue His will.[1] Jesus said to fellow Jews, “If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know of the teaching, whether it is of God or whether I speak from Myself” (John 7:17). Jesus explained that knowing God’s Word is predicated on a desire to do (ποιέω poieo) His will. But so…

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Angelology Part 2 1:05:43

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Satan, whose name means “adversary,” is a created angelic being who once held an exalted position in God’s heavenly order. In Ezekiel 28:12-15, under the figure of the king of Tyre, we are given insight into Satan’s pre-fall splendor: he was “the anointed cherub who covers,” full of wisdom and perfect in beauty, created blameless until iniquity was…

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The Spiritual Life #42 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God 1:18:07

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Knowing and doing the will of God starts with God. Biblically, there is only one God (Deut 32:39; Isa 45:5-7; 46:9), and He created the heavens and the earth and all that is in them (Gen 1:1; Ex 20:11; Neh 9:6; Acts 17:24). Furthermore, God is not silent. He has provided general revelation about Himself through nature (Psa 19:1-2; Rom 1:20) and spe…

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Angelology Part 1 1:01:20

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Introduction The study of angels, Satan, and demons matters to the Christian because it opens our eyes to the unseen spiritual realities that shape the visible world in which we live. It helps us understand our place in God’s unfolding plan for humanity so that we may walk wisely in a fallen world. Holy angels are created spiritual beings—intellige…

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The Spiritual Life #41 - Relating to the Holy Spirit 1:01:05

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After being born again by faith alone in Christ alone, we are to continue in faith. Paul wrote, “as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him” (Col 2:6). We received Jesus by faith, and after being born again, we are to “walk by faith, not by sight” (2 Cor 5:7). The word “walk” translates the Greek verb peripateō (περιπατέω), which is…

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Learning to Walk by Faith 1:04:16

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Paul wrote to Christians, “don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless actions, but be filled by the Spirit” (Eph 5:18 CSB). If a believer consumes too much alcohol, it can lead to cognitive impairment and harmful behavior. But the believer who is filled with the Spirit will possess divine viewpoint and manifest the fruit of godliness, worsh…

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The Spiritual Life #40 - Relating to the Holy Spirit 1:02:20

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To walk by faith is important to the spiritual life. Faith is a mental activity that relies on information. Biblically, faith is never blind. It is never an irrational leap into the unknown. Rather, it is a reasonable response that follows reliable information. Faith trusts facts. For example, none of us have personally seen the resurrected Christ,…

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The Meaning and Cost of Discipleship 1:06:11

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Eternal salvation unfolds in three tenses. Phase one is justification—past tense. That’s the moment you trusted in Jesus Christ as your Savior. You were saved from the penalty of sin (John 3:16; Rom 5:1; 8:1). It’s instantaneous, permanent, and entirely by grace through faith (Eph 2:8-9). Eternal life is a free gift from God (Rom 6:23). You didn’t …

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The Spiritual Life #39 - Relating to the Holy Spirit 1:04:24

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Restore Broken Fellowship All believers sin, and there are none who attain perfection in this life (Prov 20:9; Eccl 7:20; 1 John 1:8, 10). Chafer rightly notes, “We are never wonderful saints of whom God may justly be proud: we are His little children, immature and filled with foolishness, with whom He is endlessly patient and on whom He has been p…

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Jesus: Our Great Savior 1:05:38

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Sometime in eternity past, God the Father sent God the Son into the world to fulfill a divine mission. God’s Word tells us, “The Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the world” (1 John 4:14). This was the great mission: to bring salvation to everyone. This act of God was done in love, as it is written, “For God so loved the world, that He gave H…

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The Spiritual Life #38 - Relating to the Holy Spirit 1:05:59

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Introduction The Christian life is a supernatural life, made possible only by the indwelling Holy Spirit who empowers us to live in a manner pleasing to God. From the moment of salvation, the Holy Spirit permanently resides in every believer (1 Cor 6:19; Eph 1:13-14), not merely as a passive presence, but as an active agent for transformation, guid…

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The Importance of Thinking on Scripture 1:04:42

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The Christian life is often won or lost in the arena of the mind. The believer’s greatest spiritual battles frequently take place in the quiet chambers of inner thought—unseen by others, yet intensely real. Satan, the world, and the flesh conspire to assault the believer’s thinking, seeking to distort reality, generate fear, inflame lusts, sow bitt…

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The Spiritual Life #37 - When a Christian Turns to a Sinful Lifestyle 1:06:53

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Christians are instructed, “do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts, and do not go on presenting the members of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness” (Rom 6:12-13a), “flee sexual immorality” (1 Cor 6:18), “he who steals must steal no longer” (Eph 4:28), “let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth” (Eph…

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The Spiritual Life #36 - When a Christian Turns to a Sinful Lifestyle 1:02:29

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The Corinthian Christians were undeniably saved, as Paul calls them saints (1 Cor 1:2) and brethren (1 Cor 3:1). Yet, they exhibited a persistent pattern of carnality, evidenced by their divisive behavior, internal conflicts, and failure to mature spiritually. Paul rebuked them for their immaturity and misguided allegiance to human leaders, which h…

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The Spiritual Life #35 - When a Christian Turns to a Sinful Lifestyle 1:23:15

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As a Christian, it is possible to have correct thinking (orthodoxy) and not live by it. James wrote, “To one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin” (Jam 4:17). There are times when believers know God’s Word, but because of negative volition, do not apply it. Biblically speaking, it is possible for believers to commit …

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The Spiritual Life #34 - When a Christian Turns to a Sinful Lifestyle 1:11:36

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Eternal life is the free, irrevocable gift of God granted to anyone who believes in Jesus Christ as Savior (John 3:16; Rom 6:23; Eph 2:8-9). It is not earned, maintained, or forfeited by works or behavior—it rests solely on Christ’s finished work and is received by faith alone (Rom 4:5; John 5:24). Discipleship, on the other hand, is the lifelong c…

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The Spiritual Life #33 - The World & the Flesh 1:05:39

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By promoting the gospel and biblical teaching, the church disrupts Satan’s domain of darkness by calling out of it a people for God. By learning God’s Word, Christians can identify worldly conversations and activities and either avoid them or seek to redirect them by interjecting biblical truth, which should never be done in hostility. When sharing…

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The Spiritual Life #32 - Satan's World System 1:07:37

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The Bible recognizes Satan’s world-system and warns us not to love it. John writes and tells the Christian, “Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the …

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The Spiritual Life #31 - Satan's Strategies to Defeat God's People 1:24:55

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Satan promotes uncontrolled anger. Paul wrote, “Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not give the devil an opportunity” (Eph 4:26-27). By itself, anger is not sinful. Even God gets angry (Num 25:4; Deut 9:8, 20; Jer 4:8). Human anger is a natural response to an injustice, real or imagined. We get angry beca…

Dr Steven R Cook Podcasts

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Faith From Beginning to End 48:37

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The Spiritual Life #48 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God 1:06:25

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Genesis to Ruth - Lecture #2 1:04:34

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Genesis to Ruth - Lecture #1 1:02:19

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Trials Are God's Tools for Transformation 40:59

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The Spiritual Life #47 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God 1:15:02

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The Spiritual Life #46 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God 1:08:21

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The Divine Mission of Salvation 33:43

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The Spiritual Life #45 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God 1:02:30

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The Spiritual Life #44 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God 1:02:02

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Overview of Future Prophetic Events 1:10:17

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The Spiritual Life #43 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God 1:02:57

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Angelology Part 2 1:05:43

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The Spiritual Life #42 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God 1:18:07

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Angelology Part 1 1:01:20

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The Spiritual Life #41 - Relating to the Holy Spirit 1:01:05

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Learning to Walk by Faith 1:04:16

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The Spiritual Life #40 - Relating to the Holy Spirit 1:02:20

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The Meaning and Cost of Discipleship 1:06:11

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The Spiritual Life #39 - Relating to the Holy Spirit 1:04:24

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Jesus: Our Great Savior 1:05:38

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The Spiritual Life #38 - Relating to the Holy Spirit 1:05:59

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The Importance of Thinking on Scripture 1:04:42

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The Spiritual Life #37 - When a Christian Turns to a Sinful Lifestyle 1:06:53

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The Spiritual Life #36 - When a Christian Turns to a Sinful Lifestyle 1:02:29

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The Spiritual Life #35 - When a Christian Turns to a Sinful Lifestyle 1:23:15

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The Spiritual Life #34 - When a Christian Turns to a Sinful Lifestyle 1:11:36

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The Spiritual Life #33 - The World & the Flesh 1:05:39

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The Spiritual Life #32 - Satan's World System 1:07:37

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The Spiritual Life #31 - Satan's Strategies to Defeat God's People 1:24:55