Remember Lot's Wife Robert Wurtz II Remember Lot's wife (Luke 17:32) The sun had risen upon the earth when Lot entered Zoar. Then the LORD rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from the LORD out of the heavens. So He overthrew those cities, all the plain, all the inhabitants of the cities,... Continue Reading →
Restorers of the Breach and Repairers of the Path
Robert Wurtz II If you extend your soul to the hungry And satisfy the afflicted soul, Then your light shall dawn in the darkness, And your darkness shall be as the noonday. The LORD will guide you continually, And satisfy your soul in drought, And strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered... Continue Reading →
Men Who Turned the World Upside Down
Men Who Turned the World Upside Down Robert Wurtz II But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some brethren to the rulers of the city, crying out, “These who have turned the world upside down have come here too. Jason has harbored them, and these are all acting contrary... Continue Reading →
Salvation in the New Testament
Salvation in the New Testament The essential acts of metanoeo and epistrepho Robert Wurtz II Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified. Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter... Continue Reading →
Straitening the Path
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 →