Straitening the Path (Getting Our Heart Right With God) Robert Wurtz II The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the LORD; Make straight in the desert A highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted And every mountain and hill brought low; The crooked places shall be made straight... Continue Reading →
Salvation in the Absence of Convicton
Now great multitudes went with Him. And He turned and said to them, “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot... Continue Reading →
Proclaiming Good News
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 →
Preparing to Receive Christ
Robert Wurtz II As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straight,... Continue Reading →
The Manifesting Power of an Age of Antichrist
The Manifesting Power of an Age of Antichrist Robert Wurtz II Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour. They went out from us, but they were not of us;... Continue Reading →
Jesus Defines Repentance
Jesus Defines Repentance Robert Wurtz II The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here. (Luke 11:32 NKJV) There is a generation that heaps to itself teachers who tickle the ears saying,... 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 →
Rejecting Revival (Why We Don’t Have Revival)
Rejecting RevivalRobert Wurtz IISeek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.... Continue Reading →