{"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.E9. Q.5. Regarding Religion and Covenants","slug":"s5-e9-q-5-regarding-religion-and-covenants","published_at":"2026-01-20T11:21:24+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-upward-call-7023106/s5-e9-q-5-regarding-religion-and-covenants","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-upward-call-7023106","url":"https://listen.hubhopper.com/episode/s5e9-q5-regarding-religion-and-covenants/32973400","audio_url":"https://play.hubhopper.com/d7c16c2ac839f1b92f649aa0e70fd6f2.mp3?s=rss-feed&v=b47daeb1fa74","summary":"One cannot really understand Biblical covenants, and especially the distinction between to Old Testament covenant and the New Testament covenant, without first clearly understanding the difference between two fundamental truths that may serve as the foundation for all covenants; and those are the principle of ‘ religion’ and the principle of ‘ life .’ Quite simply, religion is a bondage to a system of Divine worship, while life is spontaneous and the freedom to experience Divine fellowship; religion is what you ‘do’, life is what you ‘are;’ Why is it so important to understand this distinction? It is because God and man covenants and their promises are given and fulfilled upon the basis religion or life; and that the world as a whole has a propensity for religion while knowing little of the principle of life.","meta_description":"One cannot really understand Biblical covenants, and especially the distinction between to Old Testament covenant and the New Testament covenant, without…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2348,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-upward-call-7023106/episodes/s5-e9-q-5-regarding-religion-and-covenants/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-e9-q-5-regarding-religion-and-covenants.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}