The foundation of the relationship with God has always been obedience to His laws. Praying, fasting, and reading the Bible have their value, but they are useless if the person does not seek, above all, to obey with all their strength each of the holy laws that God gave us through the prophets in the Old Testament and through Jesus in the Gospels. Access to the Throne of God remains blocked while the soul lives in open disobedience. However, when the individual decides to obey all of God’s Law, no matter the cost, they gain access to the Almighty, who will guide them and send them to Jesus for forgiveness and salvation. Do not follow the majority just because they are many. Obey while you are alive. | “You have commanded Your precepts, that we should keep them diligently.” Psalms 119:4
The serpent sowed one of its greatest lies by claiming that God, in His desire to save gentiles in churches, no longer requires obedience to His laws as He did in the past. Many have accepted this false idea that the Father recognized the difficulty of following His laws and decided to make it easier for gentiles by sending His Son into the world. This deceptive idea has no basis in Jesus’ words in the Gospels. All the laws that God gave us in the Old Testament are wonderful and easy to follow for those who truly love and fear Him. God does not need anyone, especially those who blatantly ignore His laws. Those who live in this illusion will bitterly discover the truth at the final judgment. | Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked… but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. Psalms 1:1-2
The false doctrine of “unmerited favor” suggests that God saves those who do not deserve it, as if His commandments were given to be disobeyed. That is, those who disobey do not deserve to be saved, but by seeking salvation without merit, then God saves them. Jesus never taught such nonsense. The truth is that the issue of merit belongs to God, who searches the hearts, and not to us. 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 eternal covenant. The Father sees the faith and courage of this gentile, despite the challenges. He pours out His love on 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. | “You have commanded Your precepts, that we should keep them diligently.” Psalms 119:4
When Jesus says that whoever believes in Him will be saved, He is referring to believing that He is the one sent by the Father and believing in everything He taught, both in words and by example. Jesus’ focus was always on His Father. His food was to do the will of the Father and to complete His work. His family were those who obeyed the Father. The gentile who claims to believe in Jesus but consciously disobeys the laws of Jesus’ Father is not part of His family. He is a stranger to Jesus, even if he insists he is a disciple. Any gentile can become part of God’s chosen people and join Jesus’ family, as long as they follow the same laws that the Lord gave to Israel. | The gentile who joins himself to the Lord, to serve Him, and thus becomes His servant… and keeps My covenant, I will also bring them to My holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
God does not evaluate us based on a point system, where each obeyed law makes us gain and each ignored one makes us lose, and in the end, if we accumulate enough, we are approved. This understanding is incorrect and has no basis in Scripture. God’s approval comes when the soul decides, with all its strength, to be faithful to all the laws that the Lord revealed through the prophets and His Son. This requires great determination to please God and is not for the weak, which is why few make this decision. Only these few find the narrow gate mentioned by Jesus. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority just because they are many. Obey while you are alive. | “You have laid down precepts that are to be fully obeyed.” Psalms 119:4
The two most important things God did to restore the relationship with the human race after the fall were, first, to give us His laws so that we could understand what He demands of us, and second, to send His Son as the final sacrifice for the sins of those who wish to be restored. The sending of the Messiah was prophesied and accompanied by signs so that we would know He was the Father’s sent one. But as for God’s laws, all are eternal, and there are no prophecies about any messenger, inside or outside the Bible, with the mission to cancel them, alter them, or adapt them. The truth is: no Gentile will ascend without seeking to follow the same laws given to Israel, laws that Jesus Himself and His apostles followed. Do not follow the majority because they are many. | “You have laid down precepts that are to be fully obeyed.” Psalms 119:4
The true value of free will will only be fully recognized in heaven, and only by those few who chose the narrow path and the small gate mentioned by Christ. These few will be greatly rewarded because, even under intense pressure from the church and family, they decided to follow with all their strength each of the holy laws that God gave to His prophets in the Old Testament and to Jesus in the Gospels. As for those who chose the broad path, who followed the majority in the church and lived in open disobedience to God’s laws, they will also receive the just payment for their personal choices. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority just because they are many. | “All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful toward those who keep the demands of his covenant.” Psalms 25:10
Faithfully following the laws that the Creator gave us through His prophets in the Old Testament is the basic requirement to be in harmony with Him and be sent to the Lamb for forgiveness and salvation. There is no way around this. Any argument that claims the Father will send someone to the Son, even while living in disobedience to His laws, is invalid, as it contradicts everything God has taught us from the patriarchs, prophets, kings, to Jesus. Claiming to have learned this from human beings who appeared on the scene after Christ’s ascension is also invalid, because there are no prophecies about the sending of any man after Christ, whether inside or outside the Bible. There is no escape: the Father will not send declared disobedient people to the Son. | “You have laid down precepts that are to be fully obeyed.” Psalms 119:4
The soul that truly desires to be well with God the Father and Jesus must obey all the orders that were clearly given by the Lord through His prophets in the Old Testament and by His Son in the four Gospels. Why does something so obvious seem difficult for millions of people in the churches to understand? The sad truth is that many of them do not want to understand, because they know that if they are faithful to God, they will have to abandon many worldly pleasures that they still love. Salvation is individual. No Gentile will ascend without seeking to follow the same laws given to Israel, laws that Jesus Himself and His apostles followed. Do not follow the majority because they are many. Obey while you are alive. | “All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful toward those who keep the demands of his covenant.” Psalms 25:10
Since Eden, the serpent has sought to make humans disobey God. Jesus, however, teaches us to faithfully obey the Father. He rebuked the leaders for loosening God’s Law given to the prophets of the Old Testament, revealing, for example, that adultery begins with a look and murder with hatred. Millions in the churches have been deceived and accepted the lie that now God no longer wants obedience to the laws, but only that they trust in Jesus to guarantee heaven, as if the Son had come to save declared disobedient people. The deception is evident, but they do not want to see it, because, just like in Eden, the serpent’s offer seems too good to refuse. As God warned: You will surely die. | “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God [Old Testament] and obey it.” Luke 11:28
