Understanding how gentiles are saved is of utmost importance, as it involves the eternal destiny of millions of souls. What many are not taught is that the salvation of gentiles did not begin with the coming of Christ. In the days of Abraham and other patriarchs, two thousand years before the Messiah’s arrival, there was already a plan of salvation for gentiles, and if there had been any change, Jesus would have informed us. However, Jesus never mentioned any change, because there was none. The gentile is saved by following the same laws given to the nation that God set apart for Himself with a perpetual covenant. The Father integrates him into Israel and sends him to the Son for salvation. This plan of salvation makes sense because it is true. Do not follow the majority just because they are many. | The foreigner who joins himself to the Lord, to minister to him, and to love the name of the Lord… and holds fast my covenant, I will bring to my holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7).
When the soul decides, with all its strength, to faithfully obey God’s laws, as delivered to the prophets in the Old Testament, even if the whole world opposes it, it enters a sealed environment, reserved only for it and the Almighty. In this intimate place, the Lord will instruct, strengthen, and send it into the world with His blessings and continuous protection. God becomes the true Father of those who are faithful to Him and sends them to Jesus for forgiveness and salvation. Do not be deceived by the serpent’s lies. There is no other way to approach the Father and the Son except through obedience to His holy and eternal Law. | “Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep all my commands always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever!” Deuteronomy 5:29.
A detail that many overlook is Jesus’ concern to speak only what His Father commanded Him. Something the Father never commanded Jesus to teach was the doctrine of “unmerited favor”. So, how can millions of gentiles justify this doctrine if it has no basis in Jesus’ words? Is it not clear that this false doctrine was created by the serpent, to achieve its usual goal: to make souls disobey God’s Law? Salvation is individual. No gentile will ascend without seeking to follow the same laws given to Israel, laws that Jesus and His apostles themselves followed. Do not follow the majority because they are many. Obey while you are alive. | “You have laid down your precepts, that we should fully obey them.” Psalm 119:4.
Jesus mentioned specific sins, such as adultery, murder, and hatred, in the Sermon on the Mount to show that He did not come to abolish the laws that His Father gave to the prophets of Israel. If the holy and eternal Law could simply be canceled, Jesus would not have needed to come, for sin would not exist. Jesus came and died for the sins of those who truly love God and prove this love by striving with effort and faith to follow all the laws He gave to the chosen nation with the eternal covenant of circumcision. For the gentile who consciously rejects these laws, there is no forgiveness or salvation. We are at the end, obey while you are alive! | “My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God [Old Testament] and put it into practice.” Luke 8:21.
Jesus made it clear that He spoke nothing of His own accord, but only what the Father commanded Him to say. In none of the Gospels did Jesus tell us that obeying the commandments makes no difference for people’s salvation, as the adherents of the doctrine of “unmerited favor” teach. The sympathizers of this false doctrine like it because, even though false, it deceives them with the idea that they can indeed continue in open disobedience to God’s laws and still benefit from the blood of Christ. This will not happen! Salvation is individual. No gentile will ascend without seeking to follow the same laws given to Israel, laws that Jesus and His apostles themselves followed. Do not follow the majority just because they are many. Obey while you are alive. | “Blessed are those who hear the word of God [Old Testament] and obey it.” Luke 11:28.
Those obsessed with the doctrine of “unmerited favor” never mention the words of Jesus in the Gospels, and this is not by chance: this teaching does not come from Christ. The serpent fabricated this belief right after Jesus’ ascension, with the same purpose as always: to convince us to disobey God. The idea that God saves those who do not deserve it, but rejects those who seek to obey to please Him, is clearly demonic, as if God’s commandments were given to be ignored. Yet, millions accept this doctrine. Jesus taught us that the Father sends us to the Son, and the Father only sends those who follow the laws given to the nation He set apart with an eternal covenant, the same laws that Jesus and His apostles followed. | “I have revealed your name to those whom 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.
Let it be clear: the devil is just a creature, like any other. Contrary to what some believe, God is not competing with the devil for the souls of the gentiles. The serpent inspired men to create a false plan of salvation that exempts gentiles from obeying God’s eternal laws, something Jesus never taught. But if someone prefers to listen to the serpent, God will not stop them, just as He did not stop Eve. The truth, however, is that our salvation comes from following the same laws that the Father gave to the nation chosen for His honor and glory. The Father is pleased with our faith and humility, unites us with Israel, and leads us to Jesus. This is the plan of salvation that makes sense, because it is true. | The gentile who joins himself to the Lord, to serve Him, being in this way His servant… and who keeps My covenant, I will also bring to My holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
Many do not like the idea that God chose only one people for Himself, but the reality is that the Lord acts according to His will, in the time and manner He decides. Both the Old Testament and the words of Jesus in the Gospels affirm that there is no relationship with God outside of Israel, the nation He set apart for Himself and sealed with the eternal covenant of circumcision. God chose this path so that each person could choose between eternal life and death. Gentiles can join Israel and be blessed by God, as long as they follow the same laws given to Israel. The Father sees the faith and courage of the gentile; He pours out His love on him, unites him with Israel, and sends him to the Son for forgiveness and salvation. | The gentile who joins himself to the Lord, to serve Him, being in this way His servant… and who keeps My covenant, I will also bring to My holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
Many churches preach about sanctification, but the type of sanctification they teach does not include obeying God’s holy and eternal Law. This form of sanctification, wrapped in disobedience, is an offense to God. The first step to sanctify oneself in a way that truly pleases God is to be faithful to all His laws, given to us in the Old Testament. Those who take this initial step receive God’s approval and the presence of the Holy Spirit as a constant guide in the ongoing process of sanctification. 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 just because they are many. Obey the Law while you are alive. | “Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.” Psalms 119:4
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 God’s laws, 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 Father’s laws on behalf of the gentiles, exempting them from God’s commandments 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 him, but the Father does not send declared disobedients to Jesus; He sends those who seek to follow His laws, given to Israel, laws that Jesus Himself and His apostles followed. | The gentile who joins himself to the Lord, to serve Him, being in this way His servant… and who keeps My covenant, I will also bring to My holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
