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."
The Wickedness of Guile Robert Wurtz IIBlessed is the man against whom the LORD counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. (Psalm 32:2)Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! (John 1:47)Though his hatred is covered by deceit, His wickedness will be... Continue Reading →
The Blindness that Jesus Didn't Heal Robert Wurtz II You serpents, you brood of vipers, how are you to escape being sentenced to hell? Therefore I send you prophets and wise men and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town... Continue Reading →
War Among the Saints Robert Wurtz II Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so. Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening? Can a fig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Thus no spring yields both... Continue Reading →
The Crown of Unfading Glory Robert Wurtz II "The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that will be revealed: Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not... Continue Reading →
New Tongues for the New Creature Robert Wurtz II And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues (Mark 16:17 NKJV). Then there appeared to them cloven tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them." (Acts 2:3)... Continue Reading →
The Spirit of Absalom Robert Wurtz II "After this Absalom got himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him. And Absalom used to rise early and stand beside the way of the gate. And when any man had a dispute to come before the king for judgment, Absalom would call... Continue Reading →
The Spirit of Jezebel Robert Wurtz II However, no one spoke openly of Him for fear of the Jews (John 7:13). His parents said these things because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had agreed already that if anyone confessed that He was Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue. For they loved the praise of... Continue Reading →
Love — Like Your Soul Depends On It Robert Wurtz II Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart, having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives... Continue Reading →
Revelation or Imagination?Robert Wurtz IIThus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing! (Ezekiel 13:3)Suppose the prophet Ezekiel had lived in the twenty-first century. In that case, I have little doubt that he would have received a word from the Lord regarding the conflation of imagination and revelation that... Continue Reading →
Destroying the Church Robert Wurtz II "If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are." (1 Corinthians 3:17 NKJV) The context of our passage relates to building up the churches. Together the churches make up the Church, the temple of God (the dwelling... Continue Reading →