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Covenant Theology: Not Biblical
Covenant theology employs a hermeneutic of symbolism and metaphor. By not being grounded in a literal, historical, and grammatical hermeneutic that preserves authorial intent, they can spiritualize the text, make it mean something totally foreign, and commit eisegesis.
However, the dispensational hermeneutic allows for authorial intent, and exegesis is conducted using the proper interpretation of Scripture.
With a dispensational hermeneutic and following sound principles of interpretation, we can study Scripture correctly. We do not reject out of hand symbolism and metaphor; rather, we follow what I call contextual literalism. In this scheme, we interpret in a literal manner, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
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Hell
God showed me
A vision of Hell
I saw billions
Of souls in agony
Writhing in pain
Not a second
Of relief
Constant torment
The souls in Hell
Were tortured
By demons
These damned
Souls
Will suffer
Conscious torment
For eternity
They are
Eternally separated
From God
There is anguish
And gnashing
Of teethby Zachary Uram
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Mental Health
I barked at the moon
I am quite the loonYou may call me insane
I have a defective brainI laugh, and I cry
I don’t know whyAt times, I have a delusion
It’s mental confusionI am rather crazy
But I’m never lazyI hear voices all day long
I hope for an angel’s songMy depression is quite bad
I often feel very sadI have no motivation
It’s a tragic situationby Zachary Uram
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A Beautiful Spring Day
The long
Cold winter
Is finally over
The sky
Is ocean blue
It’s very sunny
And comfortably warm
A cool breeze
Blows across
My face
I feel rejuvenated
And thankful to God
For His
Many blessings
Bees buzz around
On trees I spot
Tiny green buds
It’s a time
For renewal
Soon it will be
Easter
We shall celebrate
Christ’s death for us
And His glorious
Resurrectionby Zachary Uram
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The Final Crusade
I fought in lands
Near and far
My body has
Many a scarI wielded
My sharp blade
Against many foes
Their lives did fadeI led an army
Of one million men
We were determined
To defeat every SaracenWe rode our steeds
For many days
The sun blazed
Its raysI also carried
A long spear
I used it on the enemy
To cause them to fearI yelled, “Deus Vult.”
And charged ahead
I saw many
Saracens deadNations Islam had conquered
Were now set free
The Middle East
Returned to Christianityby Zachary Uram
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The End Times Briefly Considered
The last trumpet
Shall sound you see
Christ will return
In the sky imminentlyThe rapture of the Church
Is our blessed hope
We have no need
For a cardinal or popeThe dead in Christ
Shall be the first to rise
Billions of them
Shall fill the skiesThis marks the end
Of the dispensation of grace
Humanity shall suffer
In this new Kingdom phaseWe shall go to Heaven
For the Lamb’s Marriage Supper
On earth, for seven years
God’s wrath shall thunderNext, Christ will return
With the Church dressed in white
Out of His mouth shall come a sword
Satan and the wicked, He shall smiteChrist shall reign in a new Temple
In Jerusalem precisely
For a thousand years
Then comes the new realityA New Heaven and a New Earth
God shall create
We’ll spend eternity with Christ
There will be no sin or hateby Zachary Uram
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Feeling Down
Another dreary winter day
I don’t have much to sayThe weather is abysmal
I feel rather dismalThere has been no sun all day
Spring must get here without delayVi and I have been down in the dumps
Major depression isn’t for chumpsWe get seasonal affective disorder
Every winter, it seems we get it soonerThe lack of sunlight is most vexing
I hope that the sun will soon be shiningWe would love to dance, laugh, and play
It can be, with God’s help, just as I sayby Zachary Uram
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God With Us
Immanuel
God with us
Christ
The Second Person
Of the Trinity
Condescended
To incarnate
As a human being
He has two natures
Fully God
And fully man
He was tempted
But Christ
Did not sin
He came to earth
As an infant
On a cold
December morning
To the Virgin Mary
His mother
At Calvary
He died for
Our sins
The two
Greatest events
In all
Of history
Was the birth
And resurrection
Of Christ
A perfect
Penal
Sbstitutionary
Atonement
We received
Christ’s perfect
Righteousness
And our sins
Were imputed to Him
This is not
A case of nominalism
Through justification
And sanctification
We are changed
Ontologically
We become holy
And live by
The Spirit
Jesus is the living
Word of God
What He speaks
Becomes reality
Scripture proclaims
That we are
New creations
In Christby Zachary Uram
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My Life With Mental Illness
I’m feeling blue
Activity I eschewMy depression is so bad
It makes me madI lay in bed all day
It fills me with dismayI can’t even concentrate
There’s not much I can tolerateThe voices in my head
Fill me with dreadI hope to be well
Mentally I fellIn this deep malaise
My mind is in a dazeI have vivid hallucinations
It’s my mind’s faulty machinationsSometimes I’m delusional
My mental states are quite unusualMy anxiety can be very high
I don’t know whyby Zachary Uram
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The Pure Gospel
Because of Christ’s sacrifice
The Elect no longer fear their graves
It is Christ alone
Who savesSin has lost
It’s dominion
Once and for all
For those graced with redemptionAt Calvary, Christ died
For our manifold sins
In Him we have the victory
It’s mankind who winsChrist was spotless
In Him was no sin at all
The Elect will be regenerated
Through the effectual callOn the cross at Calvary
Christ suffered immense pain
He bore every sin of mankind
His hardship was our gainThrough Christ’s precious blood
We are no longer totally depraved
We receive His perfect righteousness
And we are totally savedThe natural man must be born again
He must repent sincerely
And believe the Gospel of Christ
He alone makes atonement you seeby Zachary Uram
(C) 2026