{"podcast":{"title":"Guardians of Grace","slug":"guardians-of-grace-3382483","podcast_index_feed_id":3382483,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/guardiansofgrace/feed.xml","website_url":"https://guardiansofgrace.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9840172/Guardians_of_Gra_8__aw72n6.png","author":"guardiansofgrace","episode_count":200,"summary":"Answering the age old question Christians have been grappling with since Jesus died on the cross. Do we do our best to live by the Commandments in order to please God? Or rely on Grace or the power of God to live a righteous Christian life. If you like Joseph Prince you will love our podcast.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-25T12:26:17.856498+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/guardians-of-grace-3382483"},"episode":{"title":"Axe at the Root: John the Baptist and the New Covenant","slug":"axe-at-the-root-john-the-baptist-and-the-new-covenant","published_at":"2026-04-16T19:52:28+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/guardians-of-grace-3382483/axe-at-the-root-john-the-baptist-and-the-new-covenant","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/guardians-of-grace-3382483","url":"https://guardiansofgrace.podbean.com/e/axe-at-the-root-john-the-baptist-and-the-new-covenant/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/2z6fbu47srftrwb9/TERMSOFARTPART2_MP3bpu4q-dd42wx-Optimized.mp3","summary":"Host Steve Lennart examines John the Baptist's confrontation with the Pharisees in Matthew 3, highlighting that they came to be baptized and introducing the new covenant meanings behind repentance, baptism, and judgment.Referencing Hebrews 6, Romans 7, and Colossians 2, the episode explains key \"terms of art\"—dead works, the axe at the root, and the baptism of fire and the Spirit—to reveal how the new covenant's judicial system works.This episode begins a series that reframes familiar gospel passages by teaching the distinct language and legal framework of the new covenant.","meta_description":"Host Steve Lennart examines John the Baptist's confrontation with the Pharisees in Matthew 3, highlighting that they came to be baptized and introducing t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2967,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/guardians-of-grace-3382483/episodes/axe-at-the-root-john-the-baptist-and-the-new-covenant/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/guardians-of-grace-3382483/axe-at-the-root-john-the-baptist-and-the-new-covenant.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}