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."
Handling Rejection (2021) Robert Wurtz II "Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; They are mighty who would destroy me, Being my enemies wrongfully; Though I have stolen nothing, I still must restore it" (Psalms 69:4 NKJV). "But this happened that the word might be... Continue Reading →
The Fire of Desire (2021) Robert Wurtz II I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. (Galatians 2:20... Continue Reading →
The Story of Antonis Longus Robert Wurtz II Leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. (Matthew 5:24 NKJV) “A wise son makes a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.” (Proverbs 10:1) There is... Continue Reading →
Men Who Turned the World Upside Down Robert Wurtz II But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some brethren to the rulers of the city, crying out, “These who have turned the world upside down have come here too. Jason has harbored them, and these are all acting contrary... Continue Reading →
The Seat of the Scornful Robert Wurtz II Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree Planted by... Continue Reading →
Backsliding in the Later Years Robert Wurtz II For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father. (1 Kings 11:4) It is hard to imagine... Continue Reading →
Robert Wurtz II In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain... Continue Reading →
The Endangered Fire (Revisited) Robert Wurtz II You shall command the people of Israel that they bring to you pure beaten olive oil for the light, that a lamp may regularly be set up to burn. (Exodus 27:20 ESV) Mark 4:21 And he said unto them, Is a lamp brought to be put under a bushel,... Continue Reading →
The spirit of Fault-Finding Robert Wurtz II "Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye" (Matthew 7:5). In this article we explore what I'm referring to as "the spirit of fault-finding" as a key characteristic of hypocrisy and... Continue Reading →
From Death to Love Robert Wurtz II We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death. Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him (1 John 3:14-15). Then... Continue Reading →