Filling Your MindRobert Wurtz IIWherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: But as he which hath called you is... Continue Reading →
The Goodness and Severity of God
The Goodness and Severity of GodRobert Wurtz IITherefore consider the goodness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise you also will be cut off. (Romans 11:22 NKJV)Paul turns our attention to the state of the unbelieving Jews of which He had elected... Continue Reading →
When Devils Carry the Ark (The Sons of Eli)
When Devils Carry the ArkRobert Wurtz II“Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.” (1 Samuel 2:12 KJV)Regardless of the fact that God had placed strict regulations on whom priests could marry, "bad seeds" still found their way into the priesthood. Long before John the Baptist denounced the notion... Continue Reading →
How One Can Chase a Thousand
How One Can Chase a ThousandRobert Wurtz IIAnd if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as... Continue Reading →
What is The Church? (Part 6)
What is The Church (Part 6)Robert Wurtz IIFor the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,... Continue Reading →
Stones Folly and a Dangerous Mixture
Stones Folly and a Dangerous MixtureRobert Wurtz II...having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! (2Timothy 3:5)Our passage is taken from a familiar context towards the end of Paul's last letter to Timothy. Here he gives a long list of sins similar to Romans 1:29-31, but adds this... Continue Reading →
Have We Lost Christianity?
Have We Lost Christianity? Robert Wurtz IIThus says the LORD: “Stand in the ways and see, And ask for the old paths, where the good way is, And walk in it; Then you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’ (Jeremiah 6:16)I shall never forget how disturbed I was several years ago attending a... Continue Reading →
A Substitutionary (Python) Spirit
A Substitutionary (Python) Spirit Robert Wurtz IINow it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune-telling. (Acts 16:16)We have the familiar story of Paul the Apostle encountering a woman that was possessed with a demon. A spirit of divination is... Continue Reading →
Does Time Sanctify?
Does Time Sanctify?Originally Published July, 2011Robert Wurtz IIBut I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils. (1 Corinthians 10:20)We live in an age where almost everything is being redefined; good is being called evil and... Continue Reading →
Mixed Up Priorities
Mixed Up PrioritiesRobert Wurtz IIHave I then become your enemy by telling you the truth? (Galatians 4:16)Boy Scouts announce it will likely reverse policy on gay leadership. (The Christian Post Jan 29, 2013)Over the course of the last several years I have shared on this blog subjects as they have weighed heavy on my heart... Continue Reading →