Cooper Stuff Ep. 190 - Why Are You So Political?
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- Опубликовано: 3 дек 2023
- One question that I get asked often is “Why are you so political?” In fact, I think that confusion over politics is one of the greatest challenges to the church today and is causing massive division. This episode is the simplest explanation possible for why we cannot escape politics. Secondly, I discuss how secular social justice has twisted true justice, turning it on its head. Many Christians have fallen for this and have fought for secular social justice. And even though the results of their policies have caused much pain for the very communities that they aimed to help, these Christians never apologize; they never repent; and they never change course.
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Thank you John for taking the time to do these episodes while being a husband, father and a touring musician. And you do it in full energy. Bless you brother.
"God said it. Whatta ya gonna do, bruh?" 😂 Love it.
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Loved that line too 😂
Oh my goodness! I'm also autistic and feel that way about those two songs. I wish I could let her know that God has a special task for her and He didn't need someone 'normal' He made HER for this task. It sounds like she's figured that out already. Praying for her.
Thank you John, for speaking truth!
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The fact that people are attaching you especially Christian’s is crazy . But it just means that you are calling out the people that say they are Christian’s but are not
True. The Bible warned us about false believers, and we must be mindful about it.
That’s how you know when you are over the target.
So true!
Jesus said many will come in My Name claiming to be Christ and claiming Christ. Just because the door says “church” or “Christian” doesn’t mean that they are.
I don’t think it’s strange at all. The Democrats have ideas more inline with the Bible and Christian teachings than Trump and his cult do. With the possible exception of abortion, what Republican issues are Christian?
Whew! Monday morning just got better… with some sanity! Nice! Thanks for pressing on through all the garbage. Appreciate what you do!👊
This is exactly on point Justice is not the opposite of love, but inseparable from it. For God is both Love and Just; His mercy triumphs over His justice because someone already paid the price.
My youngest son is autistic and loves singing Feel Invincible with my oldest kid. Keep up the great work brother. GOD BLESS!!!!!
I was just thinking about the concept of love and justice the past couple of days. God cannot be loving if He is not just. By the way, I love the title of your book.
This video confirms how far the American Church is from God and His word. Cooper shouldn't even have to break this down.
Most modern Christians don't understand that politics is just down wind of your worldview, so of course we should be involved in the political. I would add the things that I care about the most and you seem to as well is the moral issues (abortion, homosexuality, transgenderism, etc.) The fact that so many "Christians" are so willing to dismiss everything as being political is really telling of the modern church. Keep fighting brother.
Also nice Skid Row shirt 😛
I'm 41. It makes me laugh my brother is a huge fan, has been for years and now my kiddos 16 and 13 years old are now huge fans. Your music spans generations keep it up. I'm now a big fan of this and your Bible studies. Could you do an episode where you go through all your tattooes and the meaning/reasoning behind each. Again God bless
Sweet hat man
My mother always said, "Love hurts!" 😂 Turns out her wise words were meant for more than the spankings I earned as an out-of-control kid.
Doing/Getting better causes growth pains. Pain is a part of fallen life, embrace it and it won't effect you as much.
The story about the autistic girl at the beginning was good to hear. God bless her. Honestly it’s a good lesson to hear as Christians dealing with what you often talk about. It doesn’t matter if the world likes you or even if other Christians like you. What’s important is what God thinks of you. And He loves us ofc!
“Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?”
James 2:15-16 NIV
Great commentary John! Truth! Keep shining your light in a dark world. 👍🏻
I've read the book and some of the things you talk about in this podcast, you also mention in it. It's impressive how everything's intertwinned in this culture nowadays. The criticisms of Wimpy, Weak and Woke that start and stop with the title don't do justice to the book, which is enticing and interestind and quite profound, and really makes one want to immerse in the battle for the West. Of course Christians and Christianity hava a lot to say about politics, justice and culture, because, like it or not, the West was founded on Christian values and structures and that still shows today. Keep up the good work!
I agree that the church has embraced the definition of love and justice from the world.
Thank you brother for your podcast for your stand in Christ we were blessed to see our first concert last night in Fort Wayne what an encouragement you are
Thnx, John! 🙏👊
John, THANK YOU. PRAISE GOD I AM REBORN
As a prophet of Lord Jesus, you are spot on bro - keep it up and Be Blessed by Almighty God who loves Righteousness
"Politics is morality applied"
Just as you said that, I was typing that I've heard someone say "Politics is legislated morality". I like your wording better.
You 100% spot on. If you think Christians shouldn't "be involved" in politics, then you are basically conceding the morality of your nation to people who have no basis for the existence of objective morality. Sounds like a recipe for a great moral society! And very loving to the future victims. If our legislation is no longer tied to an objective morality, we get... what we're starting to get now.
"Sure, robbery might be wrong sometimes... but since there's no objective morality anyway, THIS kind of robbery is ok..."
I know sounds crazy, that could never happen, other than our "summer of love" a couple years ago where many people were excusing the actions of Burn Loot Murder because "tHeY'Re OpPrEsSed!" As if being mistreated in the past is a justification for assaulting and robbing innocent people today.
If you untether objective Christian morality from our laws, then sure... why not? Nothing is actually WRONG. Just unpreferred by some bags of evolved spacedust.
Live by sword, die by the sword. I try to hold my ideologies loosely. 🙏
Always appreciate the content John. ✌️
I truly see that many christains mistake/ allow sin to be identified as politics.
I like to put it like this, you know the saying, "the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist".
I'll go a step farther to say "the greatest trick he is pulling right now is convincing many within the church that sin is politics". Therfore leaving many churches to ignore the sin that is promoted within the world.
Well said brother
“Mission trips” is what we called them. Some are sponsored by Youth For Christ, but many are sponsored by local churches.
You are a total stud! Keep it up!
It's like the good Samaritan! All the Christians who don't want to get into politics, just walk right on by the man in the ditch! It's like the church doesn't even discern good from evil! Good explanation John Cooper!
A lot of the protestants that originally came over here were also very involved in politics due to their faith. Puritans in particular.
Nicely done..
Got your new book, i read the preshow so far, loving it. Never knew you lost your mom. Love you john! Kinda sad how people who just read the title now hate you as if they supported you before.
Yes! Great episode!
Great episode!
I actually love Mondays now because of Cooper Stuff.
Micah 6: 8 He has shown you o man what is good and what does the Lord require of you but to do justly to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
Thanks for deciding to speak out for the truth! We're not called to compromise with the world. Also, I know them as "work and witness trips."😄
Just wanted to tell you that I saw you in Spartanburg SC, and enjoyed it.
I need help! I am Interested in listening to podcasts or RUclips channels that dive deep into Bible study, that is not NAR or woke or progressive. I love your videos, and it has inspired me to know my Bible deeper. I started with a podcast called BEMA but they support Richard roar and claim some Bible stories are just made up stories to help teach people morals. I liked them at first because they went very slowly all the way from genesis and spoke on Hebrew and Greek meanings of words and how it could be translated differently, and what historical things were happening at the time that is culturally different than today. But I don’t want to keep listening knowing they are progressive. What are some safe resources that still dive into the Bible slowly in detail?thank you!
It's not about politics...it's about people
"Secret Club" sounds like indoctrination! '30 Germany anyone?
You are right. Love and justice are the same coin! God is love teaching and nothing else is with it is a disservice to God's people. Turning the tables in the temple was God showing love? Yes it was! It was showing truth and a call to repentance. Come on people!! Wake up! Stop being Wimpy, Weak and Woke!
I tried to remain apolitical...then 2020 happened
Having been raised evangelical/non-denominational, there was a pervasive feeling that the body really didn't matter. I think it may be a bit of and over correction from the gnostic idea that the body and soul are entirely independent of one another. There is a Catholic mode of thought that I think might be a bit more accurate: that the body and soul are intertwined. Now, I still don't believe that the body has any part of the individual after death, unlike Jews and Catholics, but I believe that it makes sense that the body is integrally a part of the self while in carnal form. I believe this is the purpose for Jesus having incarnated into a physical being while at the same time still being spirit. And if it was important for christ to come in the form of man, and that God spent physical time creating a physical world for us to inhabit and who told us our purpose was to tend to the garden and to fill the world and subdue it, could we extrapolate that the physical world is of import because we are currently physical beings? And if the physical world is of import, ought, we not be good stewards of the world in which we find ourselves? I don't believe that our struggle not being with flesh and blood was intended to exclude that flesh and blood. In a binary conflict between the spiritual and physical, the spiritual (the infinite, heaven) ought to be a foremost importance but that doesn't exclude by necessity the physical world. In fact, the physical world and the physical bodies, which are part of ourselves influence greatly our spiritual well-being and future. Great talk today, Coop.
@John Cooper, I ordered your book a long time ago and still have not received it. How long is it supposed to take to arrive.
I expected to get it shortly after it was released, but I’m still waiting.
I ordered it early because I want it as a Christmas gift for my husband.
Search "Black Robe Regiment" - Jesus challenged man's law - Fear of The LORD - good Word bro
I feel like everyone should learn the word of Christ
If you are born in America You automatically have a part-time job to help take care and preserve the country that God gave you..... If you don't help take care of your country somebody else will and you probably won't like it..
4:51 YOU are a celebrity. Of course, you also seem happy in Jesus!
Biblical stewardship includes politics.
Politics starts between man and wife. The two agree on rules and best practices to ensure the fruitfulness of their home, sometimes through compromise and negotiation.
Politics continues between neighbors. The two agree on rules and best practices to ensure the fruitfulness of their neighborhood, sometimes through compromise and negotiation.
Politics continues between neighborhoods. They agree on rules and best practices to ensure the fruitfulness of their town, sometimes through compromise and negotiation.
Politics continues between towns. They agree on rules and best practices to ensure the fruitfulness of their region, sometimes through compromise and negotiation.
Politics continues between regions. They agree on rules and best practices to ensure the fruitfulness of their State, sometimes through compromise and negotiation.
Politics continues between States. They agree on rules and best practices to ensure the fruitfulness of their Nation, sometimes through compromise and negotiation.
Politics finally extends between Nations. They agree on rules and best practices to ensure the fruitfulness of the World, sometimes through compromise and negotiation.
Jesus was a deeply political figure. Since ancient Israel politics was rooted in their faith, each time Jesus confronted faith leaders, He was also confronting political ones.
Biblical stewardship includes politics. I did an entire sermon on this topic and it's on my channel.
Jesus's first coming, was to sanctify a people unto Himself. This is why He didn't set up an earthly kingdom. He had a specific mission. That one clown, Matt Chandler, who shrieked and yelled, "YOU'RE NOT DAVID", him and others who say that being political is setting up the kingdom of man instead of ministering the Gospel - they obviously think then that we are Jesus, when Jesus didn't call us to. Only Jesus could atone for sin. Yet these clowns who process faith, say that we should stay out of politics and, basically, be Jesus.
1 Chronicles 12:32
The children of Issachar were political. Just sayin. Bible prophecy is political as well...
Being Woke is being Christian. Woke just means being aware of and working to change unjust aspects of society. If Jesus came back today, the radical right would call him weak and woke.
@VincentEllis-John8-12 what am I wrong about?