Cooper Stuff: Ep. 100 - Part 1: The Leftward Drift Of Christian Elites…On Deconstruction

[@coren216]

How and why have you become one of the strongest and best voices in this fight? If, 20 years ago, you had told me that the lead singer of Skillet would become a leader in the fight to defend biblical Christianity in the culture war, I wouldn't have believed you. John, you are amazing and my wife and I support you and everything you do. Keep it up!

[@laurenkwarren]

Same!! 🙌🏻🙏🏻

[@TheWhiteTrashPanda]

My first thought when i read this was that skillet didn't even exist 20 years ago... Then i realized 20 years ago was 2002... I still think 20 years ago was 1995... Getting old sucks. Lol

[@CinemaSermons]

@@TheWhiteTrashPanda lol straight up 🤣

[@joshhenderson7723]

My thoughts exactly! God has indeed reserved for Himself men who have not bowed the knee to baal. Soli Deo Gloria!

[@CinemaSermons]

@L A the people at those need to hear the gospel of Christ. How can we reach the world if we don't ever go where the world is?

[@loribarnard5354]

“There’s no such thing as loving Jesus and not loving His Word!!” Amen!!

[@joshmckeon8582]

So good !!!

[@davidd1849]

Absolutely!!!!

[@RockBridgeIsland]

A big point of Deconstructionism is that a lot of "Bible Believing" Churches pretend to love the Word, but in reality are just using the Bible as a power-trip or as a way of handling their anxieties about life/death. Part of Deconstructionism is trying to figure out of there is a better orientation to the text. Like anything in Christianity, it requires being willing to let old practices and habits die.

[@carynmason3421]

He IS the Word! How can you have the Holy Spirit and not love the word?!?!

[@jbeiler55]

I think the gap is the evidence that it is the word of Jesus. Even then you can still love a person and not love everything they say.

[@stephaniefinch4815]

Thank you. I’m a Christian Counselor. I’m in my 60s. I feel like a lone wolf standing for truth with my clients.

[@PsychoBible]

Same.

[@TheForeheadOfDoom666]

The only thing truly yours in this world is your own will. Everything else is like coming and going of seasons. Were the times better would give up on God? The only mistake you can make is not using your will for God. Nothing else can harm you if you serve God. The body turns into nothing ultimately for both atheist and someone who serves God. But Your love for God will remain in your soul. God loves you more than you can imagine. These are mere words unless you realise this love even in the smallest capacity. Remain sincere in your heart.

[@mattfuller651]

Your Winterjam comments on deconstruction should have been immediately embraced by Christians! You nailed it. The fact that they weren’t is disappointing.

[@gmat8202]

My hair is on 🔥 listening to this. I can barely get through it because I've been directly impacted by a person's deconstruction. My family has been destroyed. May the Holy Spirit give you the strength needed to fight this battle. God bless you for sounding the alarm. Keep speaking the truth, brother.

[@joshwallace4309]

If I find out Relevant magazine agrees with me, I would be worried about where I'm at! Preach it John!

[@iamnatejames]

Hey John I was the microphone guy last night in Tupelo! Had such a blast and woke up so encouraged to see Episode 100 had come out! Thanks for starting my week with a BANG!

[@ivartorgrimson2882]

Cooper Stuff is a breath of fresh air... so well explained.

[@Amy_Mi6]

“I’m not calling them to repentance, I’m just saying it’s a really unhelpful article” 😆 Love you, John! Keep fighting the good fight!

[@IwillsingtoGod]

“Normies!” Love the term, John. In the Church we are all one.

[@Jeanne.N]

THANK YOU for taking a stand. Stay strong, and God bless!

[@dorothyb3713]

“Read the Bible!” at the end of Cooper Stuff’s… Love it! ❤️✝️

[@1unpredictableninja435]

Every time I listen to you John, you fire me up! I was distraught to see so many famous Christians going woke but I was so encouraged that you and Skillet have had your firm foundation of Jesus Christ and you are being a much needed voice for the Church right now! God bless you Brother, thank you for speaking so much truth! 🔥🔥🔥

[@melanieheineman4268]

Thank you for speaking truth about this! I am so thankful for you, Alisa and others who are standing up against deconstruction…it is so sad to see so many Christians being led away from scripture and truth into this stuff. I started seeing this a few years ago (I recognized this because of my law and liberal arts political science degrees) and I thought maybe I was the crazy one…then deconstruction lies hit my sons (K12 then college) and my husband . I’m so thankful that I actually read and studied my bible and I recognize the lies.

[@dariuswalker738]

I am a pastor of a small church in rural WV. I went to seminary at Liberty University, but I can to tell you that I've met many "old timers" who only had an 8th grade education that knew the Word of God and understood Christian theology better than many of my professors in college. I'm not saying I didn't have good godly teachers, I'm just saying that the Holy Spirit is the one who bring us to all truth. God reveals the truth of His word to those who will seek it out. James wrote that He will give wisdom to those who ask it. Jesus said the first would be last and the last first in the kingdom of God. It really bugs me when Christine "elites" act like they have risen to some higher plane of knowledge or spirituality. Don't discount yourself as just a rock n' roll singer. The Lord is using you in a great way in what He has called you to do. You're doing a great job and I'm so thankful you are obedient to God's call on your life. I'm cheering you on. God bless.

[@austinburas4999]

This is great John, appreciate you putting your name and livelihood on the line to push back. The lay people need to rise up, stop blindly following Christian leaders. Rocking out to Dominion daily!

[@MichaelGreen-hk3mx]

Thanks for the video, JC. A woman I know is 'deconstructing' and bringing others along for the ride. She recently told a mutual friend of ours, "I'm 3/4 of the way through my deconstruction." I realized, she wouldn't know how much further she had unless the end was already predetermined. So much for the claim of honest questioning, and each person's deconstruction being different.

[@lydiabouts8572]

🔥🔥🔥 THANK YOU for the tone of this!! I'm so glad you're not backing down, and that you're calling these people/organizations out for their bad faith accusations/arguments.

[@Ashley-bp8ml]

I’m so grateful that I stumbled across Cooper Stuff...long story about how it happened. In a search to see if Skillet still considered themselves as a Christian band(not become Woke), received the Word with readiness of mind & searching scriptures throughout the videos to find out whether these things were so(following the example set in Acts 17) I have been blessed in so many ways. Not only by finally (somewhat) understanding what the “world” is saying(confusing the language made NO SENSE to me) but also trusting your referrals (thanks for the disclaimers so I know when to put in AirPods around my kids). But most of all the episode with Scott Goodwill. I loved the way he taught (similar to my pastor & fast talking like you lol) & now every week after attending my home church I am blessed by LLCC’s service and am beginning the V&C course with a friend. Sorry for rambling but I hope this sends some encouragement as I have been encouraged in my faith by these podcasts.

[@zodiac_blue9116]

John stand strong in God!! The minions of Satan will be coming for you because of you telling the truth!!! The lay person needs to read the Bible daily, and study and question. Love ya brother!

[@connerhaas]

Keep it up, John! Don't let any of this get you down.

[@HPTFan]

Congratulations for 100 episodes!

[@nancyandrews8381]

John, I am a 67 year old woman who loves your passion for God’s word and His Son! I have been studying I Corinthians and I must say Paul did NOT mince words. We mustn’t either! You are in good company! It made me think about the soft pedaling that is done on the other side of this discussion. Of course we need to have compassion for people but we are instructed to admonish when it is directed by scripture! I pray God’s Grace and wisdom continue for you and your family!

[@annedavidson2315]

You are being led by the Spirit...the normies know this. Keep it up. Praying for you and your family as weak and double-minded Big Eva comes for you. Stand firm, brother.

[@samuspiffy11]

You are on fire my man John! Us Christians have been way too relaxed and we need to stand up and be unashamed and be willing to risk our lives to voice the Gospel. It God who changes the hearts of men not us. We are just a mouth piece

[@mrsshananagains]

I love that you are speaking truth on “Biblical Christianity”. The house is on fire!!

[@daveyusmc4863]

John, your boldness is what people need to hear. I watch these episodes, and it helps me focus my thoughts when I’m trying to build armies of the lay people “normies”. I’m not actually building armies!! Just helping people understand that there is a war going on between philosophies. We can’t let these people change the Faith. The Bible IS the word of God!! Thanks for turning my Saudi wife into a Panhead! She wants to buy a drumb set now 😂 . She wants to see you again in Cincinnati!! 🤘🏼🙌🏼💪🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@earthangel2590]

Wow! Thanks for having the courage to sound the alarm. The church really needs to hear this. They need to hear and believe that the building's on fire. Many cannot even feel that their feet are on fire and their butts are catchin'!

[@kaitlynmercer5630]

Mr. John Cooper I'm stand with you, thank you for your voice in these matters

[@rachelashalen1868]

John, I appreciate how you don't back down... and I know that we put pressure on ourselves sometimes to be softer and gentler, but you know, confronting people with grace but yet without backing down is EXACTLY what Paul did in his letters. This is your version of a letter to us. Is isn't wrong to confront sin. We have great examples of Jesus and Paul doing this. I think people have a false view of love and it causes them to think that you have to always talk a certain way. Well, directness can be love, unless someone's bout to accuse Jesus of not loving well enough, which I wouldn't recommend, because he's God. 😊👍

[@overit1343]

This is a great video John! I can’t wait to watch parts 2 & 3. Remember the Bible said there was going to be a great falling away. I believe this is where we’re at now in Christianity today. We are literally seeing the great falling away happening. Keep fighting and speaking out! You’re doing an amazing job✝️❤️

[@jdeweyl]

Kudos to you, John! Thank you for speaking up!

[@usmcvet0313]

I just came across your podcast, and John all I can say is WOW! Thank you for using where God has placed you to make a stand for truth! In a time when we see so many supposedly Christian musicians, preachers, leaders aqueous to the world; you are fighting the hard fight. This is why you guys are my favorite band, when I listen to your music I know what is truly behind the message. Dominion is your best album yet! I'm excited to listen to a lot more Cooper Stuff also! I pray the Lord protects you, and continues to fill you with His strength & courage.

[@scripsiscriptum524]

Thank you for standing up and standing firm. Where are the other men? We’re in this mess because the men are quiet.

[@smalltownmomma8024]

Great thoughts John, I know what you’re saying comes at a cost and praise God for your conviction to speak truth in a hostile culture! “We have only one life and it soon will pass, only whats done for Christ will last”, we should all cling to that truth. It’s not about us but preserving the Word of Christ!

[@bryceb6551]

All ima say is AMEN and you are over the target. This is exactly what is going on in the "modern church". I knew what it was but never knew this is exactly what was going on. 💯

[@kathyhart2309]

Praying for you and your beautiful family Bro! KEEP grounded in the Bible/the TRUTH!!! Soo..... grateful to God for you and others who are speaking the truth IN love, and taking the arrows for GOD'S glory!!!🙌

[@scripsiscriptum524]

John, be on guard with the Desiring God content. They’ve been unable/unwilling to draw hard lines and take firm stands on key issues for a long while now, likely coming from Piper himself and the situation with his son. They are ripe for fully drifting away into universalism. Guard your heart.

[@Do_not_at_me_bro]

Ugh, I remember seeing my local church leaders share relevant magazine stuff back in late 2014. This took me down a rabbit hole of deconstructionilism learning from Rob Bell and then onto Peter Rollins and looking for middle ground or a "third way". To be honest I wasn't sure if the faith I held onto was mine or just passed down to me and wasn't really mine back then. I wanted to keep the faith because I was listening to "teaching" about changing how you believe in something as opposed to what you believe in. I also claimed to have lost faith in what the church was teaching, as I saw it as bad which was teaching about God being the solution to all your problems and other charismatic teachings. I was a bit vague as I told some people I didn't believe in the main things the church believed, but it was to do with the charismatic kinda preaching. What I ultimately got sucked into was the whole "what do I actually believe thing?" Thankfully Jesus bought me out of it, when my mum asked me about my faith I said I'm not sure if I believe in God or not, or what I believe, then we watched a film together and Jesus appeared as a background character and they portrayed Jesus as biblical and then I felt like God revealed Himself to me in that way. The scripture saying seek and you will find, I was seeking for my own faith in Christianity and I found it. That happened in 2018. I never turned my back on God even though I was buying into all these false teachings, that I didn't know as false as I lacked discernment back then. My reason for wanting to keep the faith was because I've seen my peers turn away from God and then I saw there fruits, and I wanted to become more Christlike and walk as.jesus walked. Now I see this whole deconstructionilism for what it is: idolotary, where they reject the biblical God and make up their own false gods that tolerates their sin and filth. I've also come to understand there is no middle ground, Jesus said "if you are not with me then you are against me" "do not come to think I've come to bring peace, but a sword" and when people witnessed Christ in the synagogues people believed and other people rioted and beat up the "street preacher" I thank God for meeting me and giving me good biblical teaching that doesn't stray away from Christ, and changing me over all these years!

[@davescozz]

You are EXACTLY right. The sword of truth needs to be swung bravely. Thank you for doing so.

[@hannahdeforest9148]

Thank you John for speaking clearly on this issue and being a strong, even militant voice for the truth. God be with you in your work and life!

[@davidelzinga9757]

I shook your hand Friday night, you thought you recognized me. Wish I had put more of your attention on my wife, who was the main reason we were there. (She’s battling cancer and a local radio station gifted us with meet and greet because of a letter her Aunt wrote. I love skillet too) I didn’t shake your hand because you’re a rock star (ok, maybe one or two fingers worth), but because of how outspoken and dedicated you are to God’s word in a world increasingly hostile to truth, both in and outside the church. I’m heading to office bearer training tonight, and will be handing off my copy of Awake and Alive to Truth to see if he and the elders will place a copy in the church library. It’s pretty hard to get in there, it’s tightly guarded theologically. One of my elders sent me a link to a podcast analyzing your speech, and defending it against your detractors. There’s a ton of normies with you John. Thank you for being a dedicated Bible believer in a very difficult time. Your courage is something I hope to imitate

[@druss8248]

This was a good one! Another way to say this in biblical terms is, we are seeing the falling away. When we go back to when the term was created, we also have influence from people like Blavatsky and Crowley among other influences that put a spin on Christianity and kind of merged it with self and in all reality Buddhism. This took off in the 1900’s through Alice Bailey, one of Blavatsky’s students of theosophy, adopted by the World Goodwill, where it took root, and we are now seeing it manifest at great proportions. We have exponential growth happening alongside the growth in communication of like tongues through social media. Basically we are seeing history repeat itself as the Bible clearly tells us would happen. It’s not about doctrine, but “sound” doctrine that we need to express to Christian’s who are willing to have an ear to hear the Word. Keep up the good work John! Glory to God!

[@XxBrybry90Xx]

Congratulations on 100 episodes John! Continue preaching truth about Christ and dropping awesome music to us Normie, lay people! Your podcast has been so invaluable to my faith walk!

[@jenniferwalsh1731]

Amen Mr Meanpants, we need it! And a Christian will welcome being corrected! Help us Jesus!

[@kabsx2945]

I will be in Cincy in a couple weeks and can’t wait to listen to you speak! Keep declaring the truth brother! The enemy will continue to attack but people will hear and hearts will be changed! Praying for you brother!

[@tammylawley4626]

Yes, shame on them for not standing up... Keep preaching and sharing "truth" with no alpology!

[@melissabrown3976]

Every episode just makes me love you more, John! Keep fighting the good fight & standing for absolute truth! 🙌❤

[@brahtrumpwonbigly7309]

That's the crux of the issue. When we treat truth as subjective we are left pretending that there is just as much credence to the idea that God isn't real as to the truth that God is real. One of those things is a lie and should never be treated as the truth, and when we lend it credence by calling the search for God and His word "deconstruction" as though we are individually capable of finding our own truth, we don't stand firm of the truth of Christ. It isn't about hating those who waver or lose their faith, it is about unequivocally supporting their faith and journey to it alone, and standing form against the false idea that God isn't real.

[@misswinnie4.8]

Hello John & Family. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

[@zackreynolds21]

I myself went through a rough patch in my walk with Christ quite a few years back where I struggled with belief/understanding of The Trinity. I desperately wanted truth and really struggled for awhile with it. I’m glad to say that by the endless grace and love of Lord Jesus that I’ve weathered that storm. Keep your head up John. You’re reaching more people with the TRUTH than many of your detractors.

[@TheHeggert]

John, the body language towards the end while reading TGC article. Yep. We have a family member that has deconstructed, talks like that. Basically says we are just blindly following what people tell us. We worship the Bible as an idol. And it's just stories that we get to pick through and decide what is helpful to us or gives us the happies. It makes us feel like we're banging our head against a wall. Too many conversations to count. So now we've decided to just pray. They've been blinded. Only God can remove the veil. But it's so disheartening.

[@aprilhansen8097]

I am right there with you, John. Why are people (me included) so afraid to wield the Sword of Truth? You encourage me.

[@stevenswaim4240]

Stay in there John, praying for you. I hate to bust your bubble on one point. I have been fighting this fight on the ground level and been hearing these arguments since the 1980s. What I and others is finding is the tactics have changed. It reminds me of Aragon in Lord of the Rings while he is perusing the kidnappers of his friends, “Some evil gives them speed.” Stand your ground!

[@Mary_Kraensel]

When I was a child, my dad used to tell me he didn't dislike ME, he disliked a behaviour and it made sense to me even then. In this case, no matter what we say or do to clarify our position, the 'truth' about us (for the Post-Modernist) will be whatever they want it to be.

[@sonyaanderson6820]

Been a fan for about 12 years now. I was so thrilled to come across your YT channel, last year. I've never heard of 'deconstructing' when it comes to Christianity, but now I know. Keep speaking the truth!

[@wcag.church]

Well stated John, thank you for your tenacity for truth of scripture and Christianity.

[@jason.martin]

John is so solid and easy to understand and his points are always razor sharp. So good to watch !!!

[@joshmckeon8582]

I’m so excited for this series !!

[@davidd1849]

How can you be a true believer in the Jesus of the Bible without believing what He said? His Grace alone and repentance of our sinful nature. Thank you John for speaking the truth!

[@brianj4043]

Spot on John! We also can't forget that sin itself is harmful, and deconstruction is not just harmful to the faith, buts it's harmful to souls! The wages of sin is death and eternal separation from God. As you say, speak truth in love! Really good stuff brother!

[@LanceOlenik]

You may not feel worthy, but this is 2nd church for me and you're bringing the Word! Thanks Pastor John!

[@jefflarson6352]

No John, No.. THEY DON'T MEAN WELL.. they will never find a HILL TO DIE ON .

[@danielstacy1704]

Keep preaching it my brother and thank you! Making 'being nice' the ultimate moral is destroying the church IMHO. We need to be speaking the truth in love with grace as Christ does

[@viviansoto424]

"Normies". Good term to describe us Christians. It can be the slogan of a shirt just as " don't eat woke cookies", or something for that matter. God bless you John Cooper. May the Lord keep giving you wisdom.

[@angiedutton5335]

Thank you for standing up for what you believe in, for being an excellent example to the rest of us, and always pointing back to Jesus!

[@zoemiller1028]

I love this brother!! I found myself yelling, “Amen! Preach it!!” during this video. Keep speaking truth John!! And please keep yelling!!

[@rstroh2105]

There is no way to love Jesus without loving His Word!! And yes, deconstruction is posited as trendy and sexy. Upon closer examination, it is self-righteous and arrogant - though it blames Christianity for being both of those things. Deconstructionists often have problems with healthy Matthew 18 conflict resolution, bitterness (and by it, many are defiled), unforgiveness, huge amounts of self-pity, and obvious rebellion. The teachings of Jesus support none of these things. Absolutely none. If they received Jesus' teachings, they'd be helping to build His Church, not tear it down. Thanks for what you've shared and for sharing a love for the lost who are genuinely searching - *and those in the Church who are genuinely questioning.* Deconstructionism is an outright, definitive rejection of Christ and His claims.

[@PWCA7537]

I'm just a normie who loves Jesus! I need that tshirt. Standing with you John and the Truth of the Bible. Many prayers for your ministry from the mission field of California.

[@candrasowder8236]

Thank you, John. Truth. You are being way gracious about this. May they see deception and steer their congregations the other way...back to the Sword of the Word, dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow, discerning the thoughts and intents of the heart.

[@Tjer60]

Thank you John. Please keep speaking truth. Don’t waver. I really believe that you are one of the heroes of the Faith in this day in age. Putting your career at risk for speaking truth in an age of cancel culture and hostility towards the Truth. It is so refreshing to listen to a rock band who has incredible talent, stands for Christ, and is not afraid to speak the truth even if it is risky for your business. I love hearing theological truth preached from my favorite lead singer of my favorite rock band. Can’t wait to see you guys at Winter Jam on 3/17. I’ve seen you a few times at Creation Fest and you NEVER disappoint.

[@Wythaneye]

Thank you for calling out Relevant. I paid attention to their trash for way too long. I wasn't sure if their followers actually read the bible, and now I know. Thanks for affirming the garbage I've seen from their magazine and social media pages.

[@tkw4908]

Thank you for speaking on this. A lot of churches are becoming soft and not speaking against the atrocities of this world right now, but we are seeing people turn away from the faith or making it fluffy so they don't have to feel bad about their sins. We all sin and need to turn to Jesus for repentance. There is no safety except through God. God bless and thank you for being a voice of reason.

[@christiesmith1263]

Keep speaking the truth! The house truly is on fire and so many are getting burned by the deceit.

[@veronicaspencelocke2003]

Spot on. You’re taking about what the Bible calls wolves, whether “in sheep’s clothing” or not. Many innocent people are drawn away from historical Christianity by listening to this “progressive” stuff, by those who are actually looking to confuse and draw people away from their faith. Our God is not a God of confusion.✝️❤️

[@karenpeterson5780]

Amen brother! Keep going with this, it's so important!!

[@erdav284]

Blessings John and all on this channel! John, while listening you mentioned that a modern writer claimed that Jesus was deconstructing the tenants of the faith in His time. I would point the author to the following scripture spoken by the Lord Jesus. Matthew 23:1-3 "Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to His disciples, saying: Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to His disciples, saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. Therefore whatever they tell you to observe, that observe and do, but do not do according to their works; for they say, and do not do." Jesus never spoke against what the Jewish leaders were teaching or observing but rather he had red hot scorching words against the wickedness of their hearts that caused them to ignore what scripture instructed. That is a huge indictment on the church today. Thank you for everything you do. Be blessed in the Lord and His endless Mercy!

[@joeftan]

Hordes of people are gleefully frolicking towards a cliff, while the elites pontificate whether the grass is actually green. Someone needs to warn them! Thanks Cooperstuff!

[@melissaclark1836]

John Cooper so very grateful for you and your voice in the current culture and to this generation! Yes and amen to the rise of the lay person! I am no theologian but I only want the absolute truth of Gods Word to permeate my life! Praise God for your life! I pray for you and your family for protection over each of you! 🙏❤

[@schwaaard]

It’s not just in this that people are averse to “picking up their sword”. The enemy has lulled many into passivity, shirking anything that doesn’t fit within their watered-down version of love. No concept of discipline, rebuke, refinement and correction. It’s almost the opposite of what Jesus often rails against many times in scripture: those living in hollow and graceless religion. The Body is now reflecting the world: don’t say being obese is a bad thing. Don’t say that any desire or proclivity is harmful. The fear of man and fear of rejection is ridiculously high. All that said, I really enjoy seeing you get fired up. And yes, declaring war is a fitting phrase; the fact that some are so repelled and afraid of it speaks volumes. Not surprising when you see how many Believers have embraced and worshipped fear for the past three years. It has become an absurd idol that demands the spread a gospel of timidity, terror and animus. I always wondered what it would look like when the Bible talks about many of the elect being led astray. Now I have a very clear picture of it. Stand strong, fight stronger!

[@retrograd332]

Right on Mr. Cooper. Keep telling the truth! Don't hold the same opinion about Piper though. That man has taken a hard left turn over the past couple of years. Desiring God also has quite a few liberal "Christian" writers as of late.

[@chelseyc8005]

Killed it as always. Thank you for speaking the truth! My husband and I love listening to you.

[@lydiabouts8572]

Tim Keller said that the cross is all about giving power away!!😵

[@83licata]

Great John Cooper! Let's add, "As the Angel said the church in Sardis, "So because you are lukewarm (spiritually useless), and neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of My mouth [rejecting you with disgust]."' Revelation 3:16AMP

[@laurenkwarren]

God has truly raised you up, for such a time as this. 🙏🏻

[@sethcooper246]

Keep going with this! Yes to the laity to stepping up and pushing back against the leftward drift. Yes to making war against deconstruction. And yes, you're plenty generous toward the other interlocutors. May the God of Truth be with you!

[@sarahjordan6469]

Thanks for the great podcasts and the great Skillet shows. Saw you at the Winter Jam tour in Ft. Wayne, Thursday eve. Took our 14, 15 and 16 year old boys. Big John Cooper fans at our house. Your talk in the middle of your set was inspiring, as are your newest songs, well, all the old songs are too for that matter! I like the passion for Christ you project to the crowd and the passion you have for your wife was visible too, namely that kiss about 3/4 of the way through!! I think it's important for teens to see godly examples of Christian couples passionate about Christ and each other, thanks for showing both. We are coming up on our 25th anniversary and have 12 kids, yet we love God and each other more every year and still love to rock out with Skillet and are now avid Cooper Stuff fans. I share your podcast link every new episode with our 3 kids that are grown and don't live at home. Praying they stay awake and alive and not become deconstructed or woke. 1 of the 3 has decided that Christ and Christianity aren't for her anymore. We pray daily for her to be drawn to the Lord and to live for Him evermore. She did confess as a child and had a profession of faith publicly in baptism. Something traumatic happened to her at 17 and she shut her heart and life off to God and family by 18. So prayers appreciated! Anyway, thanks for all you do and what you stand for John, Kory and family and band!

[@sandrak6570]

Praying for your prodigal child to return to Jesus!!

[@shareetomaselli4294]

Thank you for taking the heat and speaking the truth. Rise of the lay people!

[@Codester91670]

Thank you John for always speaking Orthodox truth.!

[@leeanncook1]

Keeping fighting the good fight....and speaking to our young people....the enemy is alive and well and he is seeking whom he may devour. All of this constant "noise" is of satan.....GOD isn't the author of confusion. THANK YOU for being such a great role model for young people. I saw you in Tupelo last sunday night and those kids will listen to you when they might not listen to anyone else. Praying for you daily as you continue in this battle!!

[@DC-rd8kz]

What you said about mindfulness and contemplative practice is 100% accurate. I am currently in seminary school and have seen this first hand.

[@traviswelpott1510]

As our pastor says often...get off the fence..the middle ground..the devil owns the fence.

[@tonykonvalin9959]

Great stuff John keep it up - looking forward to what follows. I think the issue is you catch them off guard as they sorta expect you to be on their side and promote what hey do how they do it. SO when you do not they have trouble with what box to put you, and others in.

[@Tonyd5996]

Wow! Nothing like ‘saying it how it is’. Keep standing for the truth brother.

[@myrtlemaesimmons]

Thank you, John Cooper for bringing the sword.

[@sigurgeirhbjarnason3054]

Thank you dear John for your words. Very dear greetings. Jesus bless you and your family and ministry.

[@jayburris6252]

I really appreciate the house is on fire analogy. I really get what you’re laying down. Thanks!

[@jamiedeffes5699]

Thank you for standing up for the TRUTH!

[@girlonfoot]

When I was woke (but didn't know it yet!), I was a big fan of Relevant. But even then, I knew it was the middle ground, and I grew more and more uncomfortable with some articles. Postwoke, I now see that the middle ground keeps moving left and away from truth...

[@girlonfoot]

Oh, and I like how John looks right in the camera and states, "Richard Rohr is not a Christian." Exactly.

[@lizpetruzzi7700]

The attacks and so called confusion over your stand is exactly that - enemy attack. You are striking a blow with a light saber and the enemy’s strategy is to confuse, slander and discredit. You know a tree by it’s fruit. ✝️❤️ I stand with you against all the wishy washy, false, ubiquitous garbage wrapped in the word “Christian”.💪🏼