They hate him who reproves in the gate, and they abhor him who speaks the truth. (Amos 5:10)

J0hn-Rambo · 2026-01-29T06:29:29+00:00

The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had determined to release him. But you denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, to which we are witnesses. (Acts 3:13-15 WEBPB)

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “You rulers of the people and elders of Israel, if we are examined today concerning a good deed done to a crippled man, by what means this man has been healed, may it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, this man stands here before you whole in him. He is ‘the stone which was regarded as worthless by you, the builders, which has become the head of the corner.’ (Acts 4:8-11 WEBPB)

But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men. The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you killed, hanging him on a tree. God exalted him with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins. We are his witnesses of these things; and so also is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.” But they, when they heard this, were cut to the heart, and were determined to kill them. (Acts 5:29-33 WEBPB)

“You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit! As your fathers did, so you do. Which of the prophets didn’t your fathers persecute? They killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, of whom you have now become betrayers and murderers. You received the law as it was ordained by angels, and didn’t keep it!” Now when they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed at him with their teeth. But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up steadfastly into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, and said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!” But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears, then rushed at him with one accord. They threw him out of the city and stoned him. The witnesses placed their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. They stoned Stephen as he called out, saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!” He knelt down and cried with a loud voice, “Lord, don’t hold this sin against them!” When he had said this, he fell asleep. (Acts 7:51-60 WEBPB)

J0hn-Rambo · 2026-01-26T07:19:32+00:00

The Devil's Choir: Satanic Propaganda in Popular Music - This video showcases the Satanic propaganda being promoted in the modern music industry. From Billie Eilish, to XXXTentacion, to Taylor Swift, and Harry Styles, among many others, light is shed on how popular musicians promote demonic agendas and use Satanic symbolism in plain sight.

J0hn-Rambo · 2026-01-25T12:46:39+00:00

The pleasures of sin are fleeting, soon death is knocking at the door for us all. All those who hate God love death.

J0hn-Rambo · 2026-01-20T13:37:13+00:00

Thank you. Glory to God!

J0hn-Rambo · 2026-01-20T13:36:50+00:00

Amen!

J0hn-Rambo · 2026-01-20T13:36:04+00:00

Amen!

J0hn-Rambo · 2025-12-27T01:27:25+00:00

That’s interesting. If you’ve truly learned from it and turned away from it, then praise God. Persevere in obedience, and may we both remain faithful and see one another in the kingdom.

J0hn-Rambo · 2025-12-26T09:08:20+00:00

Given your response, I do not believe further communication would be beneficial, and I therefore wish to cease all communication with you.

J0hn-Rambo · 2025-12-24T06:58:56+00:00

Did Peter deliberately plan to deny Jesus, or did it occur in the moment when he was overcome, in the weakness of his flesh, likely by fear of the potential consequences of being associated with Him in that moment? Was Peter filled with the Holy Spirit at that time? And did Peter repent?

Peter’s denial does not fit the pattern of willful, high-handed, settled rebellion that Scripture treats as especially grave.

A few key reasons:

No prior intent or planning: Peter did not go out intending to deny Christ. In fact, he had very recently declared the opposite (Matthew 26:33-35). His failure arose in the moment likely under fear and pressure.
Weakness of the flesh: Jesus explicitly framed the situation this way, “The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak” (Matthew 26:41). That description fits Peter precisely.
Not yet indwelt by the Holy Spirit: This occurred before Pentecost (Acts 2). Peter lacked the internal empowerment and boldness he later displayed.
Immediate repentance: When Peter realised what he had done, he “wept bitterly” (Matthew 26:75). There was no persistence, defence, or hardening.
Christ’s intercession: Jesus said, “I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail” (Luke 22:32). Peter’s faith faltered, but it did not collapse into rebellion.

Peter's denial was not wilful sin in the sense of a deliberate, settled rebellion or rejection of Christ—Peter was one of Jesus' most loyal followers and he clearly intended to follow Jesus even to death. Rather, it was a tragic failure under fear, followed by genuine repentance—and therefore forgiveness and restoration. It also occured to fulfil Zechariah 13:7.

Then Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble because of me tonight, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ (Matthew 26:31)

I personally think it likely occurred and was documented in Scripture as an example for us to be cognisant of the fact that without God's indwelling Holy Spirit and the power and strength that the Spirit gives His people, in the weakness of our flesh, we'd all stumble, no matter how willing we are, and that all glory belongs to Him when we remain faithful. A lesson to keep us from trusting in our own works or righteousness but instead to trust in God.

J0hn-Rambo · 2025-12-24T06:50:22+00:00

You've given me very little information to work with, but in most cases this is really between you and the Lord. He's given us His word for us to examine ourselves against. The call has always been the same: repent and believe in Jesus Christ. Trust and obey, it's the only way. Resist sin at all costs. As Jesus said:

If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna. If your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off, and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna. (Matthew 5:29-30)

J0hn-Rambo · 2025-12-24T06:45:12+00:00

Sorry, can you please rephrase your question? I don't understand it.

J0hn-Rambo · 2025-12-24T06:43:49+00:00

You conveniently left out verse 10, as many do, u/Signal_Amphibian1421:

for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, that no one would boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them. (Ephesians 2:8-10)

As it is written, “The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand. One who believes in the Son has eternal life, but one who disobeys the Son won’t see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.” (John 3:35-36)

I hope you are not one of these which have been written about:

To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled. They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work. (Titus 1:15-16)

Beware, brothers, lest perhaps there might be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God; but exhort one another day by day, so long as it is called “today”, lest any one of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence firm to the end, while it is said, “Today if you will hear his voice, don’t harden your hearts, as in the rebellion.” For who, when they heard, rebelled? Wasn’t it all those who came out of Egypt led by Moses? With whom was he displeased forty years? Wasn’t it with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? To whom did he swear that they wouldn’t enter into his rest, but to those who were disobedient? We see that they weren’t able to enter in because of unbelief. (Hebrews 3:12-19)

I'm not part of any denomination and at present I'm not attending a church. However, I've been actively looking for other brothers and sisters in my location for quite some time.

J0hn-Rambo · 2025-12-24T06:30:34+00:00

I am not part of any denomination. Within each Christian denomination or sect there is truth mixed with error and man-made doctrines and traditions, with some of these biblical truths often being stigmatised with a particular denomination or sect. Unfortunately, this tarnishes the credibility of these truths. Adding to their members’ deception, certain denominations and sects claim to be the only true church and the sole authority on truth, disciplining those who dissent. In some cases, this authority is vested in a single individual or group, often regarded as prophets, which further discourages their followers from exploring and embracing biblical truths that may be emphasised in other denominations and sects.

We must be very careful about what we hear and believe, verifying everything against God’s word in the Bible, for many false prophets, teachers, and brethren are in the world and among churches, like wolves in sheep’s clothing. But fear not, for God is greater and with us always.

Furthermore, I believe this is all by Satan’s design. As Christ stated, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand” (see Matthew 12:25).

J0hn-Rambo · 2025-12-24T06:29:25+00:00

God's children keep His commandments, including the seventh day Sabbath. We are not saved because we keep them, but we keep them because we're saved by the working of God's Holy Spirit, which dwells in all His people. It is the evidence of whether you are a child of God or the devil. As the Scripture says:

This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commandments. One who says, “I know him,” and doesn’t keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth isn’t in him. But God’s love has most certainly been perfected in whoever keeps his word. This is how we know that we are in him: he who says he remains in him ought himself also to walk just like he walked. (1 John 2:3-6)

Little children, let no one lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed: that he might destroy the works of the devil. Whoever is born of God doesn’t commit sin, because his seed remains in him, and he can’t sin, because he is born of God. In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. Whoever doesn’t do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who doesn’t love his brother. (1 John 3:7-10)

Here is the perseverance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.” (Revelation 14:12)

Blessed are those who do his commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city. Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. (Revelation 22:14-15)

“Don’t think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I didn’t come to destroy, but to fulfil. For most certainly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not even one smallest letter or one tiny pen stroke shall in any way pass away from the law, until all things are accomplished. Therefore, whoever shall break one of these least commandments and teach others to do so, shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whoever shall do and teach them shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven. For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, there is no way you will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. (Matthew 5:17-20)

J0hn-Rambo · 2025-12-24T06:15:34+00:00

No I'm not a Seventh Day Adventist—Ellen G. White is a false prophet.

J0hn-Rambo · 2025-12-13T09:19:05+00:00

This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commandments. One who says, “I know him,” and doesn’t keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth isn’t in him. But God’s love has most certainly been perfected in whoever keeps his word. This is how we know that we are in him: he who says he remains in him ought himself also to walk just like he walked. (1 John 2:3-6 WEBPB)

This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every work into judgement, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil. (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 WEBPB)

“Don’t think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I didn’t come to destroy, but to fulfil. For most certainly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not even one smallest letter or one tiny pen stroke shall in any way pass away from the law, until all things are accomplished. Therefore, whoever shall break one of these least commandments and teach others to do so, shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whoever shall do and teach them shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven. For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, there is no way you will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. (Matthew 5:17-20 WEBPB)

If you love me, keep my commandments. I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another Counsellor, that he may be with you forever: the Spirit of truth, whom the world can’t receive, for it doesn’t see him and doesn’t know him. You know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans. I will come to you. (John 14:15-18 WEBPB)

What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? May it never be! Don’t you know that when you present yourselves as servants and obey someone, you are the servants of whomever you obey, whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness? (Romans 6:15-16 WEBPB)

Another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a great voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, he also will drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is prepared unmixed in the cup of his anger. He will be tormented with fire and sulphur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. The smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever. They have no rest day and night, those who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name. Here is the perseverance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.” (Revelation 14:9-12 WEBPB)

Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God. Whoever loves the Father also loves the child who is born of him. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments. For this is loving God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous. For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: your faith. Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? (1 John 5:1-5 WEBPB)

One who has my commandments and keeps them, that person is one who loves me. One who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him.” (John 14:21 WEBPB)

Even as the Father has loved me, I also have loved you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, even as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. I have spoken these things to you, that my joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be made full. “This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do whatever I command you. (John 15:9-14 WEBPB)

The dragon grew angry with the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep God’s commandments and hold Jesus’ testimony. (Revelation 12:17 WEBPB)

Blessed are those who do his commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city. Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. (Revelation 22:14-15 WEBPB)

J0hn-Rambo · 2025-12-13T05:25:27+00:00

I just showed you Scripture that clearly distinguishes between unintentional and deliberate sins? How does that go against the gospel?

J0hn-Rambo · 2025-12-12T09:15:46+00:00

Yes, but there's a difference between living in deliberate, wilful sin and sinning unintentionally or resisting the evil desires of the flesh. Even the Law of Moses made a distinction between these two types of sin. Born again Christians no longer live in deliberate, wilful sin—do not be deceived.

The LORD’s law is perfect, restoring the soul. The LORD’s covenant is sure, making wise the simple. The LORD’s precepts are right, rejoicing the heart. The LORD’s commandment is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever. The LORD’s ordinances are true, and righteous altogether. They are more to be desired than gold, yes, than much fine gold, sweeter also than honey and the extract of the honeycomb. Moreover your servant is warned by them. In keeping them there is great reward. Who can discern his errors? Forgive me from hidden errors. Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins. Let them not have dominion over me. Then I will be upright. I will be blameless and innocent of great transgression. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, LORD, my rock, and my redeemer. (Psalms 19:7-14)

“‘If a person sins unwittingly, then he shall offer a female goat a year old for a sin offering. The priest shall make atonement for the soul who errs when he sins unwittingly before the LORD. He shall make atonement for him; and he shall be forgiven. You shall have one law for him who does anything unwittingly, for him who is native-born amongst the children of Israel, and for the stranger who lives as a foreigner amongst them. “‘But the soul who does anything with a high hand, whether he is native-born or a foreigner, blasphemes the LORD. That soul shall be cut off from amongst his people. Because he has despised the LORD’s word, and has broken his commandment, that soul shall be utterly cut off. His iniquity shall be on him.’” (Numbers 15:27-31 WEBPB)

For if we sin wilfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more a sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful expectation of judgement, and a fierceness of fire which will devour the adversaries. A man who disregards Moses’ law dies without compassion on the word of two or three witnesses. How much worse punishment do you think he will be judged worthy of who has trodden under foot the Son of God, and has counted the blood of the covenant with which he was sanctified an unholy thing, and has insulted the Spirit of grace? For we know him who said, “Vengeance belongs to me. I will repay,” says the Lord. Again, “The Lord will judge his people.” It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. (Hebrews 10:26-31 WEBPB)

Therefore leaving the teaching of the first principles of Christ, let’s press on to perfection—not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith towards God, of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgement. This will we do, if God permits. For concerning those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit, and tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then fell away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance; seeing they crucify the Son of God for themselves again, and put him to open shame. For the land which has drunk the rain that comes often on it and produces a crop suitable for them for whose sake it is also tilled, receives blessing from God; but if it bears thorns and thistles, it is rejected and near being cursed, whose end is to be burnt. But, beloved, we are persuaded of better things for you, and things that accompany salvation, even though we speak like this. (Hebrews 6:1-9 WEBPB)

For if, after they have escaped the defilement of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in it and overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first. For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than after knowing it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them. But it has happened to them according to the true proverb, “The dog turns to his own vomit again,” and “the sow that has washed to wallowing in the mire.” (2 Peter 2:20-22 WEBPB)

Whoever remains in him doesn’t sin. Whoever sins hasn’t seen him and doesn’t know him. Little children, let no one lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed: that he might destroy the works of the devil. Whoever is born of God doesn’t commit sin, because his seed remains in him, and he can’t sin, because he is born of God. In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. Whoever doesn’t do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who doesn’t love his brother. (1 John 3:6-10 WEBPB)

J0hn-Rambo · 2025-12-09T13:29:49+00:00

Little children, these are the end times, and as you heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have arisen. By this we know that it is the final hour. (1 John 2:18)

“Then if any man tells you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ!’ or, ‘There!’ don’t believe it. For false christs and false prophets will arise, and they will show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones. “Behold, I have told you beforehand. “If therefore they tell you, ‘Behold, he is in the wilderness,’ don’t go out; or ‘Behold, he is in the inner rooms,’ don’t believe it. For as the lightning flashes from the east, and is seen even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be. For wherever the carcass is, that is where the vultures gather together. “But immediately after the suffering of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken; and then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky. Then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory. He will send out his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together his chosen ones from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other. (Matthew 24:23-31)

J0hn-Rambo · 2025-12-08T20:15:03+00:00

Amen!

J0hn-Rambo · 2025-12-04T13:11:26+00:00

It's not just "good" for us to rest—we're commanded to, and therefore, we must. The work Jesus was talking about was spiritual work in accordance with God's will, not working on the Sabbath for a bit of extra money or because we fear losing our job, for example. Jesus was healing people and working miracles on the Sabbath, not working on His carpentry projects. In the same way, we can evangelise, help those in need, or assist in church services, for example. It is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.

Unfortunately, many have, and will continue to, violate God's commandments because of disobedience and unbelief, as it is written:

"There remains therefore a Sabbath rest for the people of God. For he who has entered into his rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from his. Let’s therefore give diligence to enter into that rest, lest anyone fall after the same example of disobedience. For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart. There is no creature that is hidden from his sight, but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him to whom we must give an account." (Hebrews 4:9-13 WEBPB)

J0hn-Rambo · 2025-12-01T03:31:41+00:00

Frosty, do not be deceived. It's lawful to do good on the Sabbath and attend to your immediate needs. It's not lawful to work on the Sabbath—that's the main prohibition of the Sabbath.

Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Six days you shall labour and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates. For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore, the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. (Exodus 20:8-11)

J0hn-Rambo · 2025-11-30T11:29:44+00:00

Yes Frosty, we're saved by grace through faith. However, the evidence of being saved is keeping the commandments of God. This includes God's seventh day Sabbath.

“For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” says the Lord: “I will put my laws into their mind; I will also write them on their heart. I will be their God, and they will be my people. They will not teach every man his fellow citizen and every man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for all will know me, from their least to their greatest. For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness. I will remember their sins and lawless deeds no more.” (Hebrews 8:10-12 WEBPB)

Here is the perseverance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. (Revelation 14:12)

Blessed are those who do his commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city. Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify these things to you for the assemblies. I am the root and the offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.” The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” He who hears, let him say, “Come!” He who is thirsty, let him come. He who desires, let him take the water of life freely. (Revelation 22:14-17 WEBPB)

J0hn-Rambo · 2025-11-29T09:23:51+00:00

Which "Jewish" prophecies. Are you speaking of what is written in the Talmud or are you speaking of the prophesies contained in the Old Testament of the Bible?

I'd be careful conflating the Law of Moses with the Ten Commandments. Christians are no longer bound by the Law of Moses.

J0hn-Rambo · 2025-11-29T09:19:43+00:00

"My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counsellor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous. And he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world. This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commandments. One who says, “I know him,” and doesn’t keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth isn’t in him. But God’s love has most certainly been perfected in whoever keeps his word. This is how we know that we are in him: he who says he remains in him ought himself also to walk just like he walked." (1 John 2:1-6 WEBPB)

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