According to Jesus, John the Baptist was the greatest of all men born of women, because his mission was the noblest: to prepare the way for the Messiah. John did not appear out of nowhere; his mission was prophesied in the Old Testament, which is why he was accepted by all. Besides John, there is no prophecy about any other man with a mission from God. And Jesus also did not warn us about anyone, inside or outside the Bible, whom we should listen to and follow after Him. The doctrine of “unmerited favor” arose after Jesus’ return to the Father and has no support whatsoever in the words of Christ, being therefore a false doctrine, even if it is old and popular. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority just because they are many. The end has already come! Obey while you are alive. | “Surely the Lord God does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets.” (Amos 3:7)
When a Christian decides to lie, he automatically chooses the enemy and rejects God. Many leaders have taught the churches a plan of salvation without a drop of truth. Jesus is the truth, but the teaching that the holy and powerful Law of God , given to His prophets in the Old Testament , was abolished with the coming of the Messiah never came from the lips of Christ. This deceptive idea comes from the lying writings of mere mortals who appeared years after the ascension of our Savior. God has not changed. His Law remains, and only the obedient are sent to the Son. Do not follow the majority , obey while you are alive. | Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord! will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven (Matthew 7:21)
Whoever knows God’s laws but refuses to obey should not even mention the word “sanctification.” The true foundation for anyone who wants to be sanctified is obedience to the holy and eternal laws of God. Only when this foundation is present can the individual seek intimacy with God through sanctification. Unfortunately, the church has ignored the laws that God gave through the prophets and through Jesus for so long that spiritual blindness has dominated leaders and followers. Do you want to be sanctified? Do you want to be intimate with God? Receive His blessings and be led to Jesus for salvation? Start with the basics: obey God’s laws! | 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 on his law he meditates day and night. Psalm 1:1-2
The true way to relate to God has always been through the physical. With each act of physical obedience, we draw closer to God and show that we trust our destiny to Him. It has always been this way from the beginning: Noah had to build an ark, Abraham had to leave his land, Moses faced Pharaoh, and the apostles abandoned their boats and nets. Only when an individual seeks, with all his strength, to obey the laws that God gave to the prophets of the Old Testament, even if everyone opposes him, does he prove to the Lord that he is determined to inherit eternal life. The Father sees his faith and courage, despite the difficulties. He pours out His love on him, unites him to Israel, and leads him to the Son for forgiveness and salvation. | “Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep all my commandments always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever!” (Deuteronomy 5:29)
When Jesus said, “And this gospel will be preached in all the world,” He was referring to His own gospel , not to gospels invented by men that would arise years after His return to the Father. The gospel of Jesus consists of believing and obeying: believing that He is the Messiah sent by the Father and obeying all the Father’s commandments. Jesus, His apostles, and disciples obeyed the entire Law of God contained in the Old Testament. Whoever accepts the gospel of Jesus lives as they lived; whoever accepts other gospels ignores the Father’s Law and will not be sent to the Son for forgiveness and salvation. | “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)
Right after the ascension of Jesus, the devil inspired talented individuals to devise a plan of salvation separate from Israel. In this false plan, the serpent promises wonders, including eternal life , all, of course, without the need to obey God’s laws, repeating the same lie used in the Garden of Eden. And millions believed, because this doctrine comforts the flesh and eliminates the sacrifice of obedience. But do not be deceived! The Father never changed His process: He only sends to Jesus the Gentiles who follow the same laws given to the nation He set apart for Himself with an eternal covenant. This is how the apostles and disciples lived , and this is how we must also live, if we truly wish to be saved. 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)
Everything is possible with God when we seek to obey His commandments, exactly as He ordered us through the prophets in the Old Testament and through Jesus. But people prefer to follow the majority, simply because they are many. Unfortunately, when someone knows God’s laws and ignores them, there can be no intimacy with the Lord, and He has little interest in blessing such a person. This can be easily resolved if the person stops following the majority and aligns with the Lord, seeking to obey His Law. By doing so, the Father will reveal Himself, bless them, and send them to the Son for forgiveness and salvation. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority just because they are many. The end has already come! Obey while you are alive. | “The Lord guides with unfailing love and faithfulness all who keep his covenant and obey his requirements.” (Psalm 25:10)
Jesus warned us that, in the last days, false leaders would arise , and today we see thousands of them spread across all nations. Every preacher who claims that we do not need to obey the wonderful commandments of God to inherit eternal life is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Their words sound sweet, but lead to death. The true servant of Christ teaches exactly what the Master lived and preached: total faithfulness to the Father’s Law, revealed in the Old Testament. This is how the apostles lived and this is how we must also live. The Father only sends to the Son those who please Him through obedience. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority , obey while you are alive. | “Oh, my people! Those who guide you mislead you and destroy the way of your paths.” (Isaiah 3:12)
All the beautiful words about God in the songs heard in churches have no value if those singing are not seeking to obey what the Lord has commanded. To human eyes, melodies are moving; to God’s eyes, only faithfulness counts. Those who live in open disobedience to the Law of the Most High, but keep singing His name, are not worshipping , they are only expressing empty feelings. True praise is born from a life that honors every commandment revealed in the Old Testament and confirmed by Jesus in the Gospels. Without obedience, there is no worship. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority , obey while you are alive. | “These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.” (Matthew 15:8)
Some people will never obey the holy and eternal commandments of God. No matter how much you argue, their hearts are already hardened. No matter how evident what God the Father revealed in the Old Testament about His Law and what Jesus taught in the Gospels, these souls will cling to any lie of the serpent, even without any support from the words of Christ. Trying to convince them, as Jesus said, is like throwing pearls before swine. Those, however, who hear and accept to follow God’s laws , the same laws that Jesus and the apostles followed , will be blessed by the Father and sent to the Son for forgiveness and salvation. Do not follow the majority just because they are many. Obey while you are alive. | “Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep all my commandments always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever!” (Deuteronomy 5:29)