Rahab and Ruth, two well-known figures in Scripture, were not part of God’s people by birth. Like all Gentiles, they had to accept the God of Israel and obey His laws to receive the blessings and protection promised to Abraham in the everlasting covenant. Nowhere in the Gospels did Jesus indicate that this process of including Gentiles into God’s people changed with His coming. Jesus did not create a new religion for the Gentiles. The Gentile who wishes to be saved by Christ must follow the same laws that the Father gave to the nation chosen for His honor and glory. The Father sees the faith and courage of this Gentile and pours out His love upon him, unites him to Israel, and leads him to the Son for forgiveness and salvation. | The foreigner who joins himself to the Lord, to serve Him, thus becoming His servant… and who holds fast to my covenant, I will also bring to my holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)

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