Part of Satan’s attack on the gentiles is to promote the idea that the God of the Old Testament was severe and vengeful, but that with the coming of Jesus, He became more understanding, accepting what He previously did not tolerate. This view has no basis in the prophets or in the Gospels. The goodness and mercy of God have never changed. He is good to those who obey Him, but He is a consuming fire to those who know the laws He gave us in the Old Testament and blatantly disobey them. To say or sing that “God is so good” while ignoring His commandments is a serious offense. Obey and receive His blessings! | “The Lord guides with unfailing love and faithfulness all who keep his covenant and obey his requirements.” (Psalm 25:10)
Many leaders teach that the Blood of the Lamb and the Law of God are enemies, but neither the prophets who came before the Messiah nor the Messiah Himself taught this. No one is saved by the Law, but neither is anyone purified by the Blood if they refuse to obey the powerful and eternal Law of the Father. If the Blood were applied indiscriminately, the whole world would inherit eternal life. God has always had a small flock, Jews and gentiles, whom He sends to the Son, for they seek to please Him through obedience. Jesus and His disciples are the example for all of us. They kept the Sabbath, circumcision, forbidden meats, tzitzits, the beard, and all the other statutes of the Lord. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority; obey while you are alive. | “That is why I told you that only those who are brought by the Father can come to me.” (John 6:65)
The plan of salvation taught to us gentiles is a human creation. It does not align at all with the Old Testament, much less with the words of Jesus in the gospels, and therefore is false from beginning to end. At no time did the prophets or Jesus teach that disobeying the laws God gave to Israel does not affect forgiveness and salvation. Gentiles who wish to be saved by Jesus need to follow the same laws that the Father gave to the nation set apart by God with an everlasting covenant, of which Jesus was a part. The Father sees our faith and courage, despite great opposition. He then unites us with Israel and sends us to the Son. This is the plan of salvation that makes sense because it is true. | “This is the will of God: that I should lose none of those he has given me, but that I should raise them up at the last day.” (John 6:39)
When Jesus said that He did not come to destroy but to fulfill the Law of God, He made it clear that, contrary to what some imagined about the Messiah, even He would fulfill the laws of God, like all Jews. However, the promoters of the doctrine of “unmerited favor” like to attribute words to Christ that He never said, suggesting in their teachings that He would fulfill the laws of the Father in place of the gentiles, exempting them from the commandments of God in the Old Testament. Jesus never taught anything so absurd. What Jesus taught is that no one comes to the Son unless the Father sends them, but the Father does not send declared disobedient ones to Jesus; He sends those who seek to follow His laws, given to Israel, laws that Jesus Himself and His apostles followed. | 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 him to my holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
When we hear what we are taught about salvation, we must take the stance of accepting only what aligns with the words of Jesus; otherwise, we will be deceived. Christ did not change at all the plan of salvation that has existed since the days of the patriarchs. Do not accept the lie just because the majority accepts it. The gentile who seeks salvation in Jesus must follow the same laws that the Lord gave to the nation He set apart for Himself with an everlasting covenant. The Father sees the faith and courage of this gentile, despite the challenges. He pours out His love upon him, unites him with Israel, and leads him to the Son for forgiveness and salvation. This is the plan of salvation that makes sense because it is true. | “Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.” (2 John 9)
When Christ was among us, He faithfully obeyed the Law of the Father and strongly rebuked those who exchanged it for human traditions. If obedience to the Law were unnecessary for gentiles, as various churches teach, Jesus would have declared this, but there is not a single line in the four gospels teaching this heresy, nor are there prophecies about anyone who would come after Him for this purpose. What exists is the training of the apostles so that they would be a reference of life for Jews and gentiles. They obeyed the whole Law: Sabbath, circumcision, forbidden meats, tzitzits, beard, and all the statutes of the Lord. Salvation is individual; obey while you are alive. | “Here is the perseverance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.” (Revelation 14:12)
Years after Jesus returned to the Father, the serpent inspired men to invent a special gospel for the gentiles and insinuate that this came from Christ, but this lie does not appear in any of the four gospels. The fact is that Jesus never said that after Him, someone, inside or outside the Bible, would be authorized to suspend obedience to the powerful and eternal Law of the Father. On the contrary, the Savior and His apostles were a living example of faithfulness, both for Jews and gentiles: they kept the Sabbath, were circumcised, rejected forbidden meats, wore tzitzits, did not shave their beards, and obeyed all the other irrevocable statutes of the Lord. Salvation is individual; do not follow the majority; obey while you are alive. | 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 him to my holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
No creature , angel or human being , has received authority from God to change even a comma of His Law. If such authority had been given to anyone, inside or outside the Bible, the Lord Himself would have warned us, but this never happened. On the contrary, Jesus declared that it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for the smallest stroke of the Law to fall. Even so, many accept that someone, who appeared after the ascension of Christ, would have authority to teach the cancellation of the Creator’s commandments. The Father and the Son never changed. Their laws remain firm forever. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority , obey while you are alive. | “Do not add to or subtract from the commandments I give you. Simply obey the commandments of the Lord your God.” (Deuteronomy 4:2)
At the final judgment, no argument will save the gentile who consciously rejected the laws of God. To say that they did not know will be a lie, for the laws are in every Bible. Relying on the doctrine of “unmerited favor” will not work, because Jesus never taught such a thing. Claiming to have learned from men who came after Christ will also not be accepted, since there are no prophecies about other men after Him. Following leaders will not be a justification, because salvation is individual. There is no valid excuse. 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. He pours out His love upon him, unites him with Israel, and leads him to the Son for forgiveness and salvation. | “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them; and I will raise them up at the last day.” (John 6:44)
Many churches teach that much of the powerful and eternal Law of God was abolished by someone, but they do not say who that someone was. If it had been abolished by God, Jesus Himself would have said so clearly, because He did not speak on His own, He spoke what the Father commanded. However, in the four gospels there is not a single warning from Christ, to Jews or gentiles, to stop obeying. On the contrary, the apostles and disciples kept all the commandments without ever being censured: the Sabbath, circumcision, forbidden meats, tzitzits, the beard, and all the other statutes of the Lord. Salvation is individual , do not follow the majority; obey while you are alive. | “Here is the perseverance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.” (Revelation 14:12)
