Zach Uram's Blog

  • True Doctrine

    Jesus personally anointed and ordained me in late autumn, in the year 2001. Since then, the Holy Spirit has led me into all truth. I now possess infallible doctrine. Here are a few teachings you should follow:

    • Infant baptism is unbiblical
    • Paedo-communion is unbiblical
    • Real Presence in communion is unbiblical
    • Sacramental theology is unbiblical
    • The Catholic mass and Orthodox divine liturgy are unbiblical
    • Synergistic salvation is unbiblical
    • Arminian soteriology is unbiblical
    • Amillennialism and Postmillenniallism are unbiblical
    • Replacement theology is unbiblical
    • Covenant theology is unbiblical

    This is absolute truth.

  • Always Reforming

    Sadly, my experience with the Reformed is that most of them exist in a bubble, and dare not think outside their confessional strictures. Like myself, a truly Reformed person affirms the normative principle of worship, not the overly restrictive regulative principle.

    Reformed have made no progress in eschatology since the 1600s. Biblical theology is premillennial and affirms a pretribulation rapture of the Church.

    I’ve observed many Reformed who have made their Reformed confessions into idols. These idols are placed above the word of God!

    I also take issue with most Reformed churches’ hermeneutics which favor interpreting the Old Testament in light of the New Testament, and the so-called NT Priority. I favor the grammatical-historical-literal hermeneutic. It’s also very sad that most Reformed affirm covenant theology. CT is not biblical. If we rightly handle the Word of God we will adopt a dispensational theology.

    Due to the strict formalism of Reformed theology, which was produced using faulty hermeneutics, there is often no room for the work of the Spirit. One of the issues is replacement theology whereby the promises made to Israel are fulfilled in the Church, rather than being fulfilled literally in the case of Israel.

    We must teach the whole counsel of God. Too often Reformed adherents will engage in eisegesis because of their faulty hermeneutics which make them believe things which disharmonize with the whole of Scripture.

    May we be always reforming, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

    SEMPER REFORMANDA.

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  • Stuck in A Rut

    I’m in a deep malaise
    It usually lasts for days

    Oh how I long to get up
    I’m a sick pup

    I lack motivation
    It’s quite an irritation

    I have no interest in activities
    I’m a ship adrift in the seas

    Energy I do lack
    I want my childhood back

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2024

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  • The Gospel of Jesus Christ

    Jesus paid it all
    We receive
    The effectual call

    He was born
    On Christmas Day
    Early in the morn

    Jesus had no sin
    He is the God-Man
    He was a propitiation

    At Calvary
    Jesus gave up his life
    He died to set men free

    He descended to Hell
    And released the captives
    Defeating the death knell

    His perfect righteousness
    We receive
    Our sins were imputed to Jesus

    We were predestined
    Before the world’s foundation
    To be regenerated

    We must be born again
    The Holy Spirit quickens our soul
    Repentance and faith we gain

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2024

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  • Halcyon Summertime of My Youth

    Oh how I long
    To return to
    The Big Yard
    And walk barefoot
    In the lush
    Verdant grass
    To hear
    Crickets chirping
    Collecting
    Cicada shells
    From pine trees
    With Vi my sister
    Swimming
    In the cold waters
    Of the
    Brentwood pool
    Getting delicious
    Snow cones
    And foot long
    Licorice
    Running all-day
    Exploring
    The neighborhood
    Catching
    Lightning bugs
    Once the sunset
    We rode
    Our Big Wheels
    For hours

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2024

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  • The Final Crusade

    I led an army
    Of 50 million strong
    For the Saracens
    It was their swan song

    My mighty forces
    Would not be stopped
    The Saracens heads
    Would soon be chopped

    On my white steed
    I gave the command
    To launch the nukes
    Devastating the land

    We destroyed the Saracens
    En masse
    We let
    None pass

    Our enemy was finished
    They were utterly defeated
    We cried out to the Lord
    I was elated

    Our victory
    Was complete
    The enemy faced
    Defeat

    We raised the flag
    Of Christendom
    “Deus Vult!” was our refrain
    The world is Christ’s kingdom

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2024

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  • Childhood

    My sisters and I
    Love the Christmas season
    Jesus’ birth is the reason

    We played outside
    In the snow
    We had no place to go

    We made igloos
    And had lots of fun
    Until down went the sun

    We threw snowballs
    And made snowmen in our yard
    It wasn’t hard

    We loved breathing the cold air
    We created snow angels so pretty
    It was a sight to see

    We knocked down icicles
    We went sled riding down a big hill
    It was such a thrill

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2024

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  • Salvation: Monergism vs Synergism

    The Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches are semi-Pelagian. Salvation in these churches is synergistic—man cooperating with God. Man is saved, in part, through his own efforts. Man, not God, chooses the time of his salvation.

    Roman Catholics and Orthodox are Arminian in soteriology. They exalt man’s so-called “free will”, and believe it is essential in salvation. In this view, man uses his free will to choose Christ, even though he is dead spiritually in sin. Often emotional manipulation is used, and an “altar call” is given, where sinners are asked to choose Jesus and come forward.

    Biblical soteriology is Calvinistic. In this scheme, salvation is strictly monergistic. Salvation is all God’s work. The only contribution man makes is his sin. God decided who would be predestined to be saved before the foundation of the world.

    The natural man is totally depraved and in a state of spiritual death. The Holy Spirit regenerates a sinner, quickening his soul. He is made spiritually alive. He’s a new creation. Only after man is regenerated does God bestow upon him the twin gifts of repentance and faith.

    By rejecting justification by faith alone, the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches place themselves outside the gospel. Their sacraments and rituals have no power to save.

    When Nicodemus asked Jesus how he could be saved, He replied “Ye must be born again.” This does not refer to baptism. When God regenerates us we are born again.

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  • I Feel Depressed

    Today I feel depressed
    I won’t get dressed

    I’m down in the dumps
    I’ll have to take the lumps

    Motivation I lack
    I’m under a mental attack

    I have no interest in anything
    I long to laugh and sing

    Melancholy and fatigue rule the day
    I am full of dismay

    I struggle with fatigue and lethargy
    Having energy would be heavenly

    In bed, I lay like a beached whale
    So ends my sad tale

    by Zachary Uram
    (C) 2024

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  • The Joys of Autumn

    Here is a collaborative poem that Vi and I wrote!

    I love the cool fall days
    The colored leaves I gaze

    I come home and have apple cider
    On the ceiling, I spot a spider

    The days are getting shorter
    The fireplace makes me warmer

    A cozy-up in a sweater
    I soak up the autumn splendor

    I’ll have some pumpkin pie
    And a bowl of potato soup with rye

    by Vi & Zak Uram
    (C) 2024

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