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."
When people refuse to agree with God's word, they are searing their conscience. When the conscience is seared, the mind is no longer summonsed to weigh the truth of an action or idea. The Greek word for seared is the root for our word cauterize. A seared or cauterized conscience makes the person dangerous to the church because they normalize behaviors that God says are sinful.
The Answer of a Good ConscienceRobert Wurtz IINow the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned (1 Timothy 1:5)Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck (1 Timothy 1:19)The like figure whereunto even baptism... Continue Reading →
Cauterizing the ConscienceRobert Wurtz IINow the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron. (1 Timothy 4:1, 2)Our passage deals with events that would take place after the writing of... Continue Reading →