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 blasphemy and wickedness on display at the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony was a shock to many but not to God or history. Fashion and artistic expression are the cover terms for this latest abomination. Yet, from eternity past, God was fully aware of the depraved evil that would seize our generation.
God taught Nebuchadnezzar an important lesson. I sometimes say that "there is a generation that doesn't learn by lecture, illustration or revelation; but by destruction and devastation." Destruction deals with loss; devastation deals with the emotional response to that loss. Nebuchadnezzar learned the hard way that God is in control of the kingdoms of this world.
The Pharisees simply didn't care about God's will. It was all a put-on. Jesus likens their attitude to someone fishing around in their drink to pull out a little gnat that fell in, then turning around and swallowing a camel. Both gnats (Leviticus 11:23, 41) and camels (Leviticus 11:4) were unclean and not to be eaten.
The devil’s propaganda says that, “stolen waters are sweet.” This is a way of saying that things that are forbidden are inviting. When a person takes something that doesn’t belong to them, especially if it is someone else’s spouse, they are acting up upon this deception. They are allured by the excitement of doing something wrong. The greater the wrong, the greater the sweetness says this outlook. The world might express it by saying they get a rush when they commit certain sins.
Understand that the Bible places a tremendous emphasis on how human beings treat each other and links that behavior to whether a person goes to Heaven or Hell. Jesus added an enormous focus to it. Why? Because fallen human beings seem always to be looking for an excuse to mistreat someone.
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 Danger of Shipwreck Robert Wurtz II The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed by the fire; the founder is smelting in vain: for the wicked are not drawn off. Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the LORD hath rejected them (Jeremiah 6:29-30). Having faith and a good conscience, which some... Continue Reading →
The Spirit of Anger Robert Wurtz II Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare (Proverbs 22:24-25 ESV). A man of wrath stirs up strife, and one given to anger causes much transgression (Proverbs 29:22... Continue Reading →
The Wounds of a Friend Robert Wurtz II Faithful are the wounds of a friend [who corrects out of love and concern], But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful [because they serve his hidden agenda]. (Proverbs 27:6 AMP) A wise man fears and departs from evil, But a fool rages and is... Continue Reading →
The Greatest Commandment Robert Wurtz II A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another" (John 13:34–35 ESV). We... Continue Reading →