{"podcast":{"title":"Encounter the Truth","slug":"encounter-the-truth-1283774","podcast_index_feed_id":1283774,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/2ed4a174/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://encounterthetruth.org","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/7756869/7756869-1596212727874-88b5fe9fdfdfa.jpg","author":"Jonathan Griffiths","episode_count":1519,"summary":"Through faithful teaching of the Scriptures, we seek to facilitate encounters with the truth of God’s Word – and ultimately, with the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the Truth that came down from heaven. Our prayer is that those who do not yet know Jesus will come to a saving knowledge of the truth, that believers will be grounded in the truth, and that local churches will be encouraged in their witness to the truth.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-11T12:22:44.298871+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/encounter-the-truth-1283774"},"episode":{"title":"The King Who Judges the Heart (Part 1 of 2)","slug":"the-king-who-judges-the-heart-part-1-of-2-2","published_at":"2026-08-10T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/encounter-the-truth-1283774/the-king-who-judges-the-heart-part-1-of-2-2","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/encounter-the-truth-1283774","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/encounterthetruth/episodes/The-King-Who-Judges-the-Heart-Part-1-of-2-e3n3dr0","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/2ed4a174/podcast/play/123893024/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-7%2F8b7e789f-6f25-d0b4-353f-811cb66248e0.mp3","summary":"In an apparently shocking contrast, Jesus calls out the religious insiders for hypocrisy and exposes their sin, while ultimately welcoming an outsider who comes to him in humble faith. He makes it clear that religious ritual is worthless as a means to cleanse from sin. Only humble faith in the Son of David has any power. Where have religion and ritual become a mask for sin in our lives? Are we casting ourselves solely upon the mercy of Jesus for our cleansing and acceptance before God?","meta_description":"In an apparently shocking contrast, Jesus calls out the religious insiders for hypocrisy and exposes their sin, while ultimately welcoming an outsider who…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1498,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/encounter-the-truth-1283774/episodes/the-king-who-judges-the-heart-part-1-of-2-2/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/encounter-the-truth-1283774/the-king-who-judges-the-heart-part-1-of-2-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}