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 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 →
Spiritual Arson Robert Wurtz II An ungodly man digs up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire. A froward man sows strife: and a whisperer separates chief friends. (Proverbs 16:27, 28) I once heard a former private detective admit that he quit the business because he was tired of destroying peoples’... Continue Reading →
When Talking Isn't Working Robert Wurtz II And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons: "My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD, Nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him; For whom the LORD loves He chastens, And scourges every son whom He receives."... Continue Reading →
The spirit of Mammon Robert Wurtz II For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. (1 Timothy 6:10 NKJV) Idioms, proverbs, and phrases are like rivers; sometimes, it can be challenging to... Continue Reading →
Seven Steps to the Grave Robert Wurtz II "And the LORD said, "My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years." (Genesis 6:3 NKJV) "But in the fourth generation they shall return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete." (Genesis... Continue Reading →
Built-in Disrespect Robert Wurtz II He went away from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. And on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished, saying, "Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to him? How... Continue Reading →
Yielding to the Holy Spirit Robert Wurtz II "Then the LORD said, "My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years."" (Genesis 6:3 NAS95) "You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your... Continue Reading →