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."
Criticistianity (Critical Christians) How to repent of a critical spirit Robert Wurtz II Why, then, do you criticize your brother? Or why do you despise your brother? For all of us will stand before the judgment seat of God. (Romans 14:10) When Edward Bernays coined the term "public relations" and founded the industry, it is... Continue Reading →
The Manufactured Presence of GodAn Introduction to Anagogic Methodology (Original Publication August, 2013)Robert Wurtz IIPress play for audio readinghttps://archive.org/embed/TheManufacturedPresenceOfGod In 2012, Nature Publishing Group released a study arguing that music has the power to reduce what psychologists call cognitive dissonance. This " dissonance " is basically the uneasiness and discomfort we feel when we try... Continue Reading →
The Great MysteryRobert Wurtz IIHusbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but... Continue Reading →
Hope For The Barren A DissertationRobert Wurtz III am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. (John 15:1–2 NKJV)Our passage is a fascinating and sobering revelation of the... Continue Reading →
Caught in a WebSome thoughts on Dr. Steven Lambert's, Charismatic Captivation Robert Wurtz IIAnd there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest. And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors. But ye shall not... Continue Reading →
When Sin Forces Our HandRobert Wurtz IISee that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven, whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying,... Continue Reading →
Dealing With LustRobert Wurtz IIWhere do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your lusts that war in your members?” You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. You ask and do not... Continue Reading →
What is The Church (Part 6)Robert Wurtz IIFor the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,... Continue Reading →
Seven Great QuestionsSatisfied or Edified? (Part 1)Robert Wurtz IIFor we are laborers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building. (1 Cor. 3:9 KJV)We live in a day where almost everything is being redefined. In less than fifteen years we have watched as the definition of marriage, parenthood and even gender has completely changed. This... Continue Reading →
The Conversion-less ChurchRobert Wurtz IIAct 3:19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of The Lord. There was a time when mainstream Christianity neglected the necessity of conversion and regeneration, but it seems evident that in 2014, they are lost altogether.... Continue Reading →