Nowhere in the Old Testament are we told that God gave us His Law with no margin for error, or that any deviation, no matter how small, would be unforgivable. We can see this clearly by observing that none of the great biblical characters was perfect, and God did not abandon them for their failures. The idea that obeying the Law requires perfection is a lie of the serpent, created right after the ascension of Christ, to divert gentiles from obedience to God. Jesus, the Lamb of God, was sacrificed to forgive those who fail but sincerely seek to follow the laws given by the prophets. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority just because they are many. The end has already come! Obey while you are alive. | Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked… Instead, his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. Psalm 1:1-2
The gospel of Christ brings both bad and good news for us, gentiles. The bad news is that Jesus made it clear that He came only for His people, the nation of Israel, set apart by God with an everlasting covenant and sealed with circumcision. The good news is that anyone, anywhere in the world, can join Israel and have unrestricted access to Jesus. To join Israel, it is enough to follow the same laws that the Father gave to the nation of which Jesus is a part. The Father observes our faith and courage, even in the face of great challenges, and leads us to the Son. This is the plan of salvation that makes sense because it is the true one. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority just because they are many. | “Jesus sent out the Twelve with the following instructions: Do not go among the gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans; go rather to the lost sheep of the people of Israel.” (Matthew 10:5–6)
There has never been a time when gentiles were “outside” the plan of salvation; what has always existed is a single path of inclusion: joining Israel by obeying the powerful Law of God, because neither Jew nor gentile is washed by the Blood of the Lamb if they do not seek to obey the Father who sent the Son. The apostles and disciples, who learned from Jesus and not from men who appeared years later, obeyed all the Lord’s commandments: they kept the Sabbath, did not eat unclean meats, were circumcised, did not shave their beards, wore tzitzits, and remained faithful to the other laws revealed by the prophets. Do not follow the majority; follow only Jesus. Obey while you are still alive. | “The assembly must have the same laws, which will apply both to you and to the gentile living among you; this is a perpetual decree.” (Numbers 15:15)
The idea that gentiles cannot contribute to their own salvation is the serpent’s greatest success since the day it managed to deceive Adam and Eve, leading them to disobey God with lies disguised as truths. Neither the prophets nor Jesus ever taught such nonsense. If no one could do anything to please God and be sent to Jesus, the Lord’s commandments would not even exist. One of the main functions of God’s Law is to separate the faithful from the unfaithful. By obeying, we show God how much we desire to be with Him in heaven, and by observing our obedience, the Father sends us to the Son. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority just because they are many. The end has already come! Obey while you are alive. | “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)
The number of gentiles who had contact with Jesus can be counted on one hand. In one situation, some gentiles wanted to speak with Jesus, and it was necessary for two apostles to take the message to Him, and even then we do not know if Jesus received them. The point is that the idea that Jesus founded a religion for the gentiles has no basis in the gospels; it is an invention of men. The gentile who wishes to approach Jesus must join Israel, His people, which happens when he follows the same laws that the Father gave to Israel. The Father observes his faith and courage and sends him to the Son. This plan of salvation makes sense because it is the true one. | “Jesus sent out the Twelve with the following instructions: Do not go among the gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans; go rather to the lost sheep of the people of Israel.” (Matthew 10:5–6)
The Lamb is the Savior, not the Law. But the Law is the standard by which God separates those who humble themselves and surrender from those who exalt themselves and resist. The Blood washes away sins, but it was not given to declare innocent those who insist on ignoring the Father’s commands. If it were automatic, there would be no judgment or separation. In every age, the Father sends to the Son those who please Him, and He is pleased with the Jew or gentile who seeks to live in faithfulness to His powerful and eternal Law. All the disciples, taught by Christ Himself, lived in obedience. They kept the Sabbath, circumcision, the forbidden meats, the tzitzits, the beard, and all the other statutes of the Lord. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority; obey while you are alive. | “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted by the Father.” (John 6:65)
The idea of dividing the history of redemption into “before” and ”after” the Messiah, as if God had changed the plan of salvation that has existed since creation, did not come from heaven. Jesus did not found a new religion for gentiles; He called men to the narrow path of faithfulness. Neither the prophets nor the Messiah Himself prophesied the sending of any human being, inside or outside the Bible, to institute a plan of salvation different from the one that has always existed: the sinner is only purified by the Blood of the Lamb when he surrenders and seeks to obey all of God’s Law, and this applies to both Jews and gentiles. Salvation is individual, do not follow the majority; obey while you are alive. | The gentile who joins himself to the Lord, to serve Him, thus becoming His servant… and who remains firm in My covenant, I will also bring him to My holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
Every primary doctrine, doctrines that have to do with the salvation of souls, must be filtered through the words of Jesus to be true. What is being preached to the gentiles about salvation is not based on the Gospels and, therefore, is false. Jesus never taught that His Father’s Law was canceled or altered to make salvation easier for gentiles. For centuries, our Jewish brothers who lived up to Jesus followed God’s laws in the Old Testament, including Jesus Himself, His relatives, friends, apostles, and disciples. There is nothing wrong with us; if they can do it, we can too. And not only can we, but we must, if we want the Father to send us to the Son. | “I have revealed your name to the men you gave me out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me; and they have obeyed your word [the Old Testament].” (John 17:6)
Only those who seek to obey all the commandments of the Father testify that they truly believe in the Son and are part of His flock. True faith is always manifested in obedience, it was this way since Eden, it was this way in the days of the prophets, and it remains this way after the coming of the Messiah. This was also the profile of all the apostles and disciples of Jesus: simple men, but deeply committed to living out every commandment revealed by the Father. They followed the Son because they first honored the Father. Whoever wishes to be part of Christ’s flock must live as they lived, on the narrow path of obedience. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority, obey while you are alive. | “I have revealed your name to the men you gave me out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me; and they have obeyed your word [Old Testament].” (John 17:6)
Jesus was clear with His apostles and disciples when He said that He was the only source of truth. He stated that everything He spoke, and even the way He spoke, came from the Father. At no time, in the four gospels, did He say that the truth would also come from men who would appear years after His return to the Father. The plan of salvation heard in most churches did not come from the lips of Jesus, but from flawed human beings, like all of us. The truth of Jesus is to believe that He was sent by the Father and to obey all the holy and eternal commandments of the Father, without exception. Do not follow the majority, follow Jesus. Obey while you are alive. | “I have revealed your name to the men you gave me out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me; and they have obeyed your word [the Old Testament].” (John 17:6)
