Robert Wurtz II So with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people (Luke 3:18 ESV). My objective for this entry is to continue doing my part to reverse the bad press and hostility that accompanies the good news of repentance so that we have a more biblical view of the subject. We... Continue Reading →
The Blessedness of a Thankful Heart
Robert Wurtz II "And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful” (Colossians 3:15). On the surface, it seems that Paul is addressing three different topics in one verse. He speaks first of the peace of God ruling in the heart, second... Continue Reading →
The Greatest Opportunity of All
Robert Wurtz II The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance (2 Peter 3:9 ESV). Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as... Continue Reading →
Justification and the Path to Sonship
Robert Wurtz II Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, "CURSED IS EVERYONE WHO HANGS ON A TREE"), that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith... Continue Reading →
Built to Last
Robert Wurtz II Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw—each one's work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. If the work that anyone has... Continue Reading →
By This You Will Know
Robert Wurtz II A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another” (John 13:34–35 ESV). We know that we have passed... Continue Reading →
Defilement Under the New Covenant
Robert Wurtz II "What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, “I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be... Continue Reading →
Making a Way for the King
Robert Wurtz II A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. And the glory of... Continue Reading →
Hidden Reefs that Cause Shipwreck
Hidden Reefs that Cause Shipwreck Robert Wurtz II Woe to them! For they walked in the way of Cain and abandoned themselves for the sake of gain to Balaam's error and perished in Korah's rebellion. These are hidden reefs at your love feasts, as they feast with you without fear, shepherds feeding themselves; waterless clouds,... Continue Reading →
Jesus, the First Living Temple
Jesus, the First Living Temple Robert Wurtz II “Thus says the LORD: “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool; what is the house that you would build for me, and what is the place of my rest? All these things my hand has made, and so all these things came to be,... Continue Reading →