God is not desperate to save the Gentiles. In heaven, there is no shortage of souls. This inflated self-esteem we see in many churches comes from the serpent, who makes them believe that God wants them so much that He will welcome them into heaven with open arms, even if they blatantly reject the laws He gave us in the Old Testament. The salvation of the Gentiles lies in following the same laws that the apostles and disciples of Jesus followed. There has been no change and we are neither better nor worse than them. The Father sees our faith and courage, despite the challenges we face. He pours His love upon us, unites us with Israel, and leads us 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 to be kept diligently.” Psalms 119:4
The devil is a master at using deceptive words that seem good and holy, but lead to destruction. As soon as Jesus returned to the Father, the serpent convinced the Gentiles that Christ had founded a religion for them, with new doctrines, traditions, and, as expected, without the laws of Israel. The truth is that Jesus never said He came to found a new religion. Any Gentile can join Israel and be blessed by God, as long as they follow the same laws that the Lord gave to Israel. The Father sees the faith and courage of this Gentile, despite the difficulties. He pours His love upon 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. | The Gentile who joins himself to the Lord, to serve Him, being thus His servant… and who holds fast to My covenant, I will also bring to My holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
Many in the church create doctrines without basis in the words of Jesus and propagate them as truths, simply because they sound good. One of these inventions is the lie that Gentiles do not need to obey God’s laws, because no one would be able to, and that is why Jesus died. However, none of this is mentioned by the Lord’s prophets about the function of the Messiah, and in none of the Gospels does Jesus claim such a thing. Jesus came as a sacrifice for the sins of those who love the Father, and they prove this love by seeking to follow all the laws that God gave to the chosen nation, sealed by a perpetual covenant. The Father does not send to the Son those who rebel against His laws. | “You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently.” Psalms 119:4
People forget that the serpent has never stopped acting since the Garden of Eden. His goal remains the same: to prevent man from obeying God’s laws. Soon after Jesus ascended to heaven, the devil began his long-term plan to divert the Gentiles from the laws that God gave to Israel, the chosen nation to bring salvation to the world. The devil fabricated a religion for the Gentiles, created a name, doctrines, and traditions, with the allure that obedience to God’s laws would not be necessary for salvation. Jesus never founded a religion for the Gentiles, but taught that it is the Father who sends us to the Son. And the Father only sends those who follow the same laws given to the nation He set apart for Himself with a perpetual covenant. God does not send the disobedient to His Son. | The Gentile who joins himself to the Lord, to serve Him, being thus His servant… and who holds fast to My covenant, I will also bring to My holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
If there is something evident about God, it is that His instructions are not mystical or enigmatic, but always practical, involving physical actions. Even when there is symbolism, God inserts physical elements into the process. The sacrificial system, for example, was full of symbolism, but the stabbing of the animal and the shedding of blood were real actions in the physical world. Many in the churches like to apply symbolism to God’s laws for convenience, because deep down they do not want to obey. The truth, however, is that unless we follow all of God’s laws exactly as He gave them to us in the Old Testament, we do not please the Father. And the Father only sends to the Son those who please Him. | “You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently.” Psalms 119:4
The gospel of Christ brings both bad and good news to 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 a perpetual covenant and sealed with circumcision. The good news is that anyone, anywhere in the world, can join Israel and have access to Jesus without restrictions. To join Israel, we only need 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. | “These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, ’Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of the Samaritans, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.’” Matthew 10:5–6
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 simply 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 that the Father gave to Israel, the true people of God. The Lord observes the faith and courage of this Gentile, pours His love upon him, unites him with Israel, and leads him to the Son for forgiveness, blessings, and salvation. This plan of salvation makes sense because it is true. | “All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.” Psalm 25:10
The Gentile who prays without obeying God’s Law prays as an outsider, and that is why his prayers are almost never answered. This discouraging scenario can be easily changed if he takes courage, stops following the majority, and begins to live as the apostles and disciples of Jesus lived: in total obedience to the laws that God gave us in the Old Testament. Jesus was clear in saying that His true family are those who obey the Father, and therefore, it is natural that these receive special treatment from the Lord. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority just because they are many. Obey while you are alive. | “And whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.” 1 John 3:22
Whenever Jesus refers to the Scriptures, He is speaking of the Old Testament, not of writings that would emerge after His return to the Father. The true plan of salvation for the Gentiles is also based on the Old Testament and the words of Jesus in the Gospels. If God had sent salvation instructions through someone after Christ, He would have warned us through the prophets and His Son, but there is no prophecy about sending another person after Christ. We must listen only to Jesus, who taught us that the Father sends us to the Son, and the Father sends only those who follow the laws given to Israel, the same laws that Jesus and His apostles followed. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority just because they are many. | “All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.” (John 6:37)
To claim that God’s Law is impossible to fulfill is to accuse the Lord of being unjust and deceptive, as if He demanded something He knows no one can give. The reality is that all of the Lord’s laws can be fulfilled, and must be, if we want to be sent to Jesus for forgiveness and salvation. The only laws we do not need to obey are those beyond our reach, such as those related to the Temple, which was destroyed in 70 AD. 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 just because they are numerous. Obey while there is life. | “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.” John 6:44
