{"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":"Baptized with Fire: John the Baptist’s Warning to the Pharisees","slug":"baptized-with-fire-john-the-baptist-s-warning-to-the-pharisees","published_at":"2026-04-29T19:58:03+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/guardians-of-grace-3382483/baptized-with-fire-john-the-baptist-s-warning-to-the-pharisees","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/guardians-of-grace-3382483","url":"https://guardiansofgrace.podbean.com/e/baptized-with-fire-john-the-baptist-s-warning-to-the-pharisees/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/e52d7a4gcrpj4eg2/TERMSOFARTPART5-5b6sua-Optimized.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Steve Lennart examines John the Baptist’s confrontation with the Pharisees at the Jordan, explaining key \"terms of art\" in the New Covenant—baptism, repentance, and being baptized with fire. Using passages from Matthew 3, John 3, 1 Corinthians 3, and Revelation, he shows how works done in human strength (the chaff) are burned up, while Spirit-led works (the wheat) are stored as heavenly treasure.Steve emphasizes that repentance means changing one’s mind about who is the source of good deeds, urging listeners to rely on the Holy Spirit so their deeds bear fruit and receive reward in God’s judicial system.","meta_description":"In this episode, Steve Lennart examines John the Baptist’s confrontation with the Pharisees at the Jordan, explaining key \"terms of art\" in the New Covena…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2955,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/guardians-of-grace-3382483/episodes/baptized-with-fire-john-the-baptist-s-warning-to-the-pharisees/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/baptized-with-fire-john-the-baptist-s-warning-to-the-pharisees.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}