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."
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 know that we have passed... Continue Reading →
Robert Wurtz II "What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, “I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be... Continue Reading →
Robert Wurtz II A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. And the glory of... Continue Reading →
Hidden Reefs that Cause Shipwreck Robert Wurtz II Woe to them! For they walked in the way of Cain and abandoned themselves for the sake of gain to Balaam's error and perished in Korah's rebellion. These are hidden reefs at your love feasts, as they feast with you without fear, shepherds feeding themselves; waterless clouds,... Continue Reading →
Jesus, the First Living Temple Robert Wurtz II “Thus says the LORD: “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool; what is the house that you would build for me, and what is the place of my rest? All these things my hand has made, and so all these things came to be,... Continue Reading →
Living With a New Heart Robert Wurtz II And having a High Priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water” (Hebrews 10:21-22). The writer to the Hebrews to this... Continue Reading →
Robert Wurtz II For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes. Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine... Continue Reading →
A New Heart and a New Tongue Understanding the significance of cloven tongues of fire Robert Wurtz II “Then there appeared to them cloven tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them.” (Acts 2:3) When God got ready to teach Peter that the Gentiles have been cleansed of their ceremonial uncleanness he... Continue Reading →
Snake Bitten A Brief Examination of the Impact of Eden Robert Wurtz II Then they journeyed from Mount Hor by the Way of the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom; and the soul of the people became very discouraged on the way. And the people spoke against God and against Moses: "Why... Continue Reading →
Focusing on God's Will Robert Wurtz II For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope (Jeremiah 29:11 ESV). The people of God had rebelled to the point that He destroyed Jerusalem and sent them away captive... Continue Reading →