{"podcast":{"title":"The Upward Call!","slug":"the-upward-call-7023106","podcast_index_feed_id":7023106,"rss_url":"https://feeds.hubhopper.com/9a12b264092c2ab892df10bd0585ef11.rss?_gl=1*1a8zvlp*_gcl_au*MTY3NzkwMTIxNy4xNzIzMDg5NDA2*_ga*MTE3ODg5OTg0NS4xNzIzMDg5NDA1*_ga_T1RRNQRP1D*MTcyNTY1OTAwMS44LjEuMTcyNTY2MDU4MC42MC4wLjA.","website_url":"https://ufsministries.com/podcast","image_url":"https://files.hubhopper.com/podcast/451264/1400x1400/the-upward-call.jpeg?v=1725661174966587618","author":"Dan DeVitis at UFS Ministries","episode_count":47,"summary":"Welcome to The Upward Call Podcast! For far too long, the Christian Church has settled for the most fundamental Gospel of salvation and eternal life. It has failed to recognize the Gospel’s call for maturity as sons and daughters of God and for spiritual preparation for the Kingdom to come. This podcast lays the foundation for understanding the ultimate purposes of God in salvation. It will then endeavor to build upon that foundation toward the upward call of God to spiritual maturity. If this is your heart’s desire, too, then listen on, More here: https://ufsministries.com/podcast","last_synced_at":"2026-06-18T02:18:42.786022+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-upward-call-7023106"},"episode":{"title":"S5.E8. Q4. Old Man New Man esv2 90p bg 10p","slug":"s5-e8-q4-old-man-new-man-esv2-90p-bg-10p","published_at":"2026-01-05T07:16:59+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-upward-call-7023106/s5-e8-q4-old-man-new-man-esv2-90p-bg-10p","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-upward-call-7023106","url":"https://listen.hubhopper.com/episode/s5e8-q4-old-man-new-man-esv2-90p-bg-10p/32969026","audio_url":"https://play.hubhopper.com/d7b7e023097f38c3439e0f760b0b62f6.mp3?s=rss-feed&v=1b27f07313c5","summary":"Here, the Conclusion has become the Introduction: In conclusion , if we therefore abide in Him, and He in us⎯ which is the essence of salvation for now and all eternity⎯ we are a “new man,” one that has never existed before but now is, and we are becoming His “disciples.” By abiding means we are being taught and refined daily. The perfection of our maturity as a new man, and the end of our discipleship is never reached on earth. There is a perfection by grace as we stand before God clothed with Christ, not to be mistaken with the perfection or completion of His transfiguring work in us transforming us and conforming us to His will. We never so much “ are ” as we are in the process of “ becoming ” Christ’s true followers and servants and sons of God. This has been a heavy lesson. It is the meat of the word, not its milk. (1 Cor. 3.2, Heb. 5.12-14) It is intended to challenge to the highest calling of God in Christ Jesus. Milk is easily swallowed, meat must be chewed and entertained before ingesting, but is much more satisfying and enduring.","meta_description":"Here, the Conclusion has become the Introduction: In conclusion , if we therefore abide in Him, and He in us⎯ which is the essence of salvation for now an…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2688,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-upward-call-7023106/episodes/s5-e8-q4-old-man-new-man-esv2-90p-bg-10p/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-upward-call-7023106/s5-e8-q4-old-man-new-man-esv2-90p-bg-10p.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}