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."
Things I Have Learned From Flying CommercialRobert Wurtz IIHe gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall, But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with... Continue Reading →
For They Shall See GodRobert Wurtz IIBlessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God. (Matthew 5:8)Our passage on the surface seems to put the future prospect of seeing God completely out of reach for all of us. For if our hearts must be pure in order to see God, who will ever... Continue Reading →
How To Prove SomethingRobert Wurtz IIProve all things; hold fast that which is good. (1 Thessalonians 5:21)In this entry I wish to examine the Divine imperative to prove all things and hold fast to what is proven to be good. By implication, we are to reject and discard that which is not good. Our text uses... Continue Reading →
The Fiftieth DayRobert Wurtz IIAnd when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire,... Continue Reading →
Bound Together By LoveRobert Wurtz IIÂ Â Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. (Colossians 3:12-13 ESV)And above all these put... Continue Reading →
Manufactured Compassion or Genuine Love?Robert Wurtz IIÂ Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends. (Proverbs 17:9 ESV)Lifting up your brother while holding back the forces that would destroy himThere are times when sharing a terrible offense in our lives can be used of God to bring understanding... Continue Reading →
Circumspect or Train Wreck?Robert Wurtz II That the aged men be sober grave temperate sound in faith in charity in patience (Titus 2:2)In 1 Timothy 3:2, 3:11; Titus 2:2, 2:5 and many other places we have this concept of being 'temperate' or 'sober'. It carries the idea of abstaining from wine or any other thing... Continue Reading →
Until JohnThe dawn of a better covenantRobert Wurtz IINow in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, Annas and Caiaphas being the high... Continue Reading →
Mixed Up PrioritiesRobert Wurtz IIHave I then become your enemy by telling you the truth? (Galatians 4:16)Boy Scouts announce it will likely reverse policy on gay leadership. (The Christian Post Jan 29, 2013)Over the course of the last several years I have shared on this blog subjects as they have weighed heavy on my heart... Continue Reading →
The Foolish Faster BuilderRobert Wurtz II For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building. According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.... Continue Reading →