About two thousand years before the birth of Jesus, God chose Abraham, his descendants, and the gentiles who lived with them, forming from this group a nation for Himself, and blessed them with the everlasting covenant of circumcision, promising never to abandon them. Jesus and His apostles came from this lineage, and it was clear that the Father sent Him to this same group: the Jews and the gentiles who are part of Israel. As it has always been, we gentiles attain salvation by joining this people, obeying the same laws that God gave them. By doing this, the Father sends us to the Son for forgiveness and salvation. This is the plan of salvation that makes sense because it is the true one. | The foreigner who joins himself to the Lord, to serve him, thus becoming his servant… and who holds firmly to my covenant, I will also bring to my holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
From the beginning, God established a way for gentiles to join His chosen people for blessings and salvation, and this way remains unchanged to this day. We, gentiles, are only integrated into Israel when we follow the same laws that the descendants of Abraham received and obeyed, for rebellious gentiles have no place in God’s heart. The Father only sends to Jesus those who please Him by their faithfulness to His powerful Law. This is how the apostles and disciples of Christ lived, and so must we. This is the plan of salvation that makes sense because it is the true one. 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 firmly to my covenant, I will also bring to my holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
Although no one had the knowledge of the spiritual world that Jesus had, He never preached theology, He preached obedience. The Messiah did not call His disciples to discuss ideas, but to live practical faithfulness to the Father’s commandments. Jesus knew that it is not theory that heals, frees, or saves, but total submission to the divine Law. For this reason, He Himself obeyed every commandment and taught His apostles and disciples to do the same. True spiritual life is not born from debates, but from obeying everything God revealed in the Old Testament and in the four gospels. Only souls who wholeheartedly seek to follow the powerful Law of the Father are sent to the Son for forgiveness and salvation. | “Here is the perseverance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and the faith in Jesus.” (Revelation 14:12)
God does not accept partial obedience. There is simply no support for partial obedience in the Old Testament or in the Gospels. Imagine if Abraham, instead of a knife, had taken an axe to amputate Isaac. It is almost certain that the angel would not have stayed his hand, and he would have ended his days with a disabled son and without being called a friend of God and father of faith. So it is with us today. Practically all gentiles obey God only partially and mistakenly imagine that everything is fine with the Lord. It is not. No gentile will be taken to heaven without seeking to follow the same laws that Jesus and His apostles followed. There is no other way. Do not follow the majority for being numerous. The end has already come! Obey while you are alive. | “You have commanded your precepts, that we should keep them diligently.” (Psalms 119:4)
There has never been a time in the history of the human race when God did not allow gentiles to have their sins forgiven and be saved at death. Nor has there been a change in the process God established to save the gentiles. The point is: God did not authorize the creation of a plan of salvation for gentiles apart from Israel. We, gentiles, are saved by joining Israel, the nation God set apart for Himself. By following the same laws given to His people, the Father sees our seriousness and leads us to the Son for forgiveness and salvation. This was true in the Old Testament, in the days of Jesus, and remains true today. This plan of salvation makes sense because it is the true one. | The foreigner who joins himself to the Lord, to serve him, thus becoming his servant… and who holds firmly to my covenant, I will also bring to my holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
Since Eden, the serpent has sought to make human beings disobey God. Jesus, however, teaches us to faithfully obey the Father. He rebuked the leaders for loosening the Law of God given to the prophets of the Old Testament, revealing, for example, that adultery begins in the gaze and murder in hatred. Millions in 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, for, just as in Eden, the serpent’s offer seems too good to refuse. As God warned: Surely you will die. | “Blessed are those who hear the word of God [Old Testament] and obey it.” (Luke 11:28)
God cares for all humanity, but only those who are part of the people He set apart with an eternal covenant receive His special care as a Father. Those outside receive God’s care as Creator, while those inside are cared for as children. Many gentiles in churches consider themselves God’s people just because they use the name of God and Jesus in prayers and songs, but this is not biblical. The gentile who wishes to belong to God’s people must follow the same laws the Father gave to Israel, the true people of God. The Lord observes the faith and courage of such a gentile, pours out His love on him, unites him to Israel, and leads him to the Son for forgiveness, blessings, and salvation. This plan of salvation makes sense because it is true. | “The Lord guides with unfailing love and constancy all who keep his covenant and obey his requirements.” (Psalm 25:10)
At the final judgment, every human being, whatever verdict they receive, eternal life or eternal death, will recognize that the powerful Law of God is just and perfect. Every commandment revealed in the Old Testament was given to be obeyed by all who truly wish to be sent to the Lamb for forgiveness and salvation. This rule is not new; it was established by God in Eden and remains valid until the end of this world, for both Jews and gentiles. The Father does not change, His will does not change, and His laws do not change. Only those who faithfully keep these commandments are recognized as His and led to the Son. 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)
Many proclaim the name of Jesus but live in open rebellion against the Father of Jesus and imagine that everything is fine. They openly discard His holy and eternal Law. They do not keep the Sabbath, eat unclean meats, remain uncircumcised, and despise the other commandments that all the apostles and disciples faithfully obeyed. To feel secure, they rely on the chorus: “everyone believes this way, so it must be right.” God approves only those who obey what was revealed by the prophets who came before the Messiah and by the Messiah Himself. Salvation is individual. Obey while you are alive. | “The assembly must have the same laws, which will apply both to you and to the foreigner living among you; this is a lasting ordinance.” (Numbers 15:15)
Isaiah was the greatest of the messianic prophets of the Old Testament. He described in detail the mission of the Messiah, who would come about 700 years after his writings. It was clear that Jesus would bear the sins of those who cried out to the God of Israel for deliverance and salvation. At no time did Isaiah say that the Messiah would die so that people would not need to follow God’s Law. This fanciful idea is part of the false doctrine of “unmerited favor,” which millions gladly accept in churches. The truth is that, to be saved, the gentile must be sent to the Son by the Father, and the Father will never send someone who knows the laws He gave us through His prophets but blatantly disobeys them. | “Surely the Lord God does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants, the prophets.” (Amos 3:7)
