This website is hosted by Robert Wurtz II. This blog is intended to be a means of putting into writing some of my musings about New Testament Christianity in a post modern culture. We are instructed in scripture to, "Gird up the loins of our minds."
In this article, we discuss the nature of Saul, who was completely given over to pride, envy, ambition, and hatred. He would destroy anyone in his own way, including his own son. This is the savagery of pride, ambition, and envy run-amuck.
The cruelty and confusion of jealousyRobert Wurtz IISet me as a seal upon your heart,As a seal upon your arm;For love is as strong as death,Jealousy as cruel as the grave;Its flames are flames of fire,A most vehement flame. (Song of Solomon 8:6 NKJV)I have given a lot of thought over the years to a great subject that has perplexed me since... Continue Reading →
Another Life Gone Up in SmokeRobert Wurtz IIThis I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind. (Ephesians 4:17)*It is interesting that the Greek word here for vanity is a thoroughly Biblical word. It comes from a root... Continue Reading →