Prophets, Preachers, and PoliticiansRobert Wurtz IIFor all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF." But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another! (Galatians 5:14-15)Our passage contains the dreadful consequence of a "party spirit" (politics) operating in the... Continue Reading →
Greatness or Guileless? (Church Politics)
Greatness or Guileless? Robert Wurtz IIJesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! (John 1:47)Though his hatred is covered by deceit, His wickedness will be revealed before the assembly. (Proverbs 26:26 NKJV)I have chosen two texts to illustrate the meaning of the Greek word dulos, which is translated as... Continue Reading →
Prayer or Politics? (Politicking in the Church)
Prayer or Politics?Robert Wurtz II From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. Ye ask, and receive not, because... Continue Reading →
How To Exercise Kingdom Authority (Why Satan Fell)
How To Exercise Kingdom AuthorityRobert Wurtz IIAnd there arose also a dispute among them as to which one of them was regarded to be greatest. And He said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who have authority over them are called 'Benefactors.' "But it shall not be so... Continue Reading →