This website is hosted by Robert Wurtz II. We are instructed in scripture to, "Gird up the loins of our minds."
The spirit of Diotrephes (2021) An excerpt from "DIOTREPHES: THE CHURCH REGULATOR" A.T. Robertson (Renowned Greek scholar 1863-1934) “I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence among them, does not receive us. Therefore, if I come, I will call to mind his deeds which he does, prating against us with... Continue Reading →
Robert Wurtz II In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain... Continue Reading →
Robert Wurtz II Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood. I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from... Continue Reading →
Minding Our Own BusinessRobert Wurtz II Then Peter, turning around, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following, who also had leaned on His breast at the supper, and said, “Lord, who is the one who betrays You?” Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, “But Lord, what about this man? Jesus said to him, “If I... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
Alexander The MetalworkerRobert Wurtz IIAlexander the coppersmith did me great harm; the Lord will repay him according to his deeds. Beware of him yourself, for he strongly opposed our message. (2 Timothy 4:14–15 ESV)Paul is penning his last words to young Timothy knowing that the time of his departure from this world was at hand.... Continue Reading →
Destroying God's TempleRobert Wurtz IIDo you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple. (1 Corinthians 3:16–17 ESV)In the 1100s AD, a church was erected in the city of London that... Continue Reading →
The Enemy of UnityRobert Wurtz IINow I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. (1 Corinthians 1:10 NKJV)It is... Continue Reading →
Understanding HypocritesRobert Wurtz IIAnd why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye'; and look, a plank is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank... Continue Reading →
