Zach Uram's Blog

  • Gospel Meditation

    In my spiritual calculus
    We go from minus to plus

    Christ overcame sin and death
    We’ll be with Him after our last breath

    Christ set us totally free
    No longer a slave to sin, you see

    Christ was without any sin
    He alone was our propitiation

    Man’s sin was imputed to Him, we believe
    Christ’s perfect righteousness we receive

    Thank God for Christ’s active obedience
    It defeats every single malfeasance

    I revel in penal substitutionary atonement
    Every soul shall witness His enthronement

    God gifts the Elect faith, that’s true
    And repentance also for you

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2025

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  • Hear the Gospel

    Man was born in sin
    Christ was our propitiation

    He hung on a tree
    To set us free

    On the third day, Christ was resurrected
    In Him, our faith is perfected

    He bore the Father’s wrath
    This was Christ’s path

    He was without sin at all
    It is Christ Who we enthrall

    The grave could not hold Him, you see
    On Easter Sunday, He rose magnificently

    He will return to Rapture the Church
    The unbelievers will be left in the lurch

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2025

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  • Reminiscences of A Time Traveler

    I travel through time
    My journeys are sublime

    I use a phased mind warp, you see
    Allows travel at a superluminal velocity

    I was at the Big Bang
    Saw the universe’s birth pang

    I visited ancient Rome
    I was far from home

    I saw medieval England
    And also Ireland

    I feasted with King Arthur in Camelot
    I dined and ate a lot

    I met with Shakespeare
    His plays made me cheer

    I met with samurai in ancient Japan
    It all went according to my plan

    I lived with the Puritans in America
    The unbelievers were an anathema

    Finally, I returned to my own time
    Thus ends my rhyme

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2025

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  • Good News

    Because of Christ’s deed
    Mankind is freed

    Free from the depths of sin
    Christ is our propitiation

    He was sinless and so pure
    Sin is the disease, and Christ is the cure

    To Him, all our sin was imputed
    Reformed theology cannot be refuted

    The gifts of repentance and faith we receive
    It is us who Satan no longer has the power to deceive

    Our totally depraved old nature is gone
    We walk in our new nature; it’s a bright dawn

    The Image of God is restored in the Elect
    We are to be spiritually disciplined and circumspect

    Salvation is assured; it is to Christ to whom we will submit
    When we receive the quickening of the Holy Spirit

    We are given twin gifts
    Of repentance and faith, our soul uplifts

    Our justification is grounded in faith alone
    Hearts of stone become hearts of flesh, since Christ did atone

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2025

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  • Salvation Considered

    Christ is
    The Way
    Believe in Him
    Without delay

    For the Elect
    He did atone
    Salvation is found
    In Him alone

    Islam has
    No salvation
    It’s just
    An abomination

    Mohammed
    Cannot save
    He is in
    A grave

    Mohammed was a liar
    A murderer and a pedophile
    He raped and lied
    His teachings were juvenile

    His soul
    Is in Hell
    Mohammed was no prophet
    Many heard his death knell

    There is no salvation
    In Hinduism, you see
    It has many false gods
    Under it, you cannot be free

    There is no salvation
    In Buddhism, for you or me
    Buddha is dead
    He’s burning in hell so fiery

    There is no salvation
    In animism or ancestor worship
    These beliefs are rife in Africa
    Christ alone has Lordship

    There is no salvation
    In Judaism at all
    They reject Jesus the Messiah
    Some were saved, such as Paul

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2025

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  • God’s Sovereign Grace

    We are saved
    By God’s sovereign grace
    It alone can redeem
    The human race

    Assurance of our salvation
    It is such a blessing
    It’s for those born again
    Sharing the Gospel is pressing

    We thank the Lord
    For quickening our soul
    We’re gifted repentance and faith
    And made spiritually whole

    We have a new life in Christ
    Our old, depraved self is gone
    We live by the Holy Spirit
    No longer do we face scorn

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2025

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  • A New Crusade

    I walk through
    The night
    My movements
    Are slight

    In the shadows
    I lurk
    On the lookout
    For a Turk

    The Saracen
    Is clever and sly
    I spot one
    He believes a lie

    I dispatch him
    Without delay
    He messed with
    The wrong person today

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2025

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  • The Elect

    God chose us
    The Elect
    We had spiritually
    Many a defect

    We were not chosen
    Because of anything we did
    It was God’s good pleasure
    After sinning, Adam hid

    Original sin
    Taints every soul
    We deserve damnation
    Spiritually, we are as black as coal

    Out of love
    Christ came to earth
    He would die and resurrect
    Giving man a second birth

    God’s Elect were predestined
    The Holy Spirit quickens our soul
    We receive the gifts of repentance
    And faith in Christ alone Whom we extol

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2025

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  • Catholicism: In-Depth Overview: Dr. John MacArthur

    I just came across this wonderful complete series on Catholicism from Dr. John MacArthur. This series is 10 hours long, but it’s definitely worth your time! We must understand Catholic theology to better share the Good News of the Gospel with them. May God grant them repentance and faith in Christ alone as their Lord and Savior. This is being born again!

  • Intercession and Veneration Considered

    Sadly, many Catholics and Orthodox elevate Mary way above her lowly status. They argue that Mary, though a humble servant of God, is treated almost as a demigod or goddess in Catholic and Orthodox traditions. She was an “ordinary sinful woman”. She was merely a vessel who carried Jesus until His birth. This is a clear distortion of the truth. Christ will act according to His will. Not even Mary can cause God to do something that He didn’t will to do.

    If given the choice between asking Mary to intercede/pray for me on my behalf and just going directly to Jesus and instead asking him to intercede/pray for me, I would always pick Jesus.

    Intercession

    Catholics and Orthodox believe they can pray and ask Mary and certain saints to pray for them. This practice is found nowhere in Scripture. It is utter idolatry. Prayer is to be directed to the Trinity only. There is not a single example in Scripture of any believer praying to someone in heaven to intercede for them.

    Veneration

    Catholics venerate Mary and saints in heaven by erecting statues, which Catholics bow before. They even prostrate themselves on the ground in front of the statues, by having Marian processions, by praying the rosary (Hail Mary, etc.), kissing icons, by seeking salvation through Mary (see Ligouri’s writings), and by visiting sites of alleged apparitions of Mary, seeking healing or other blessings.

    The earliest church fathers did not pray to Mary.

    What the Church Fathers taught:

    1. Irenaeus (c. 130–202 AD)

    • He called Mary the “new Eve” because of her obedience, but he never suggested praying to her.

    • He emphasized that salvation comes only through Christ (Against Heresies, Book 3, Ch. 22).

    2. Tertullian (c. 155–240 AD)

    • He actually rebuked excessive Marian exaltation, saying she was a faithful woman but still human (On the Flesh of Christ, Ch. 7).

    • He taught that believers should pray only to God.

    3. Origen (c. 185–253 AD)

    • He acknowledged Mary’s blessedness, but he explicitly warned against worshiping saints or angels (Contra Celsum, Book 5, Ch. 11).

    • He affirmed that prayer should be directed to God alone.

    4. Athanasius (c. 296–373 AD)

    • While he defended Mary’s title as “Mother of God” (Theotokos), he taught that prayers should be directed to Christ alone.

    5. Augustine (354–430 AD)

    • He deeply honored Mary but stated:

    “Let no one say that he does not need Christ as a mediator” (Sermon 229N).

    • He consistently affirmed that only Christ intercedes for us before the Father.

    The teachings that Mary was ever-virgin and sinless since conception were formed much later in church history. They were not held by the earliest Church Fathers, nor were they taught by any of the Apostles in the New Testament church. The truth is that most of the Marian teachings were alien to the witness of Scripture. The Apostle Paul warned of new heretical doctrine arising even while he was still alive. So, it’s no surprise that later on, these teachings gained popularity.

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