At Meribah, when there was no water for the people, God ordered Moses to speak to the rock and water would come out, but he disobeyed and struck the rock, ignoring the Lord’s clear instruction. As punishment, he did not enter the promised land. Every commandment of God must be obeyed strictly if we want blessings and not punishment. Many churches lie, claiming that Gentiles do not need to obey God’s powerful and unchanging Law for salvation. But, whether Jews or Gentiles, we can only be sure of salvation if we live as Jesus and His apostles lived, obeying all the commandments: the Sabbath, circumcision, forbidden meats, wearing tzitzits, the beard, and all the other statutes of the Lord. Salvation is individual; obey while you are alive. | “You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently.” (Psalm 119:4)
The only guarantee we have of pleasing God and rising with Jesus is to live in absolute faithfulness to His holy Law, revealed in the Old Testament and confirmed in the four Gospels. No other path leads to salvation. Even so, many leaders continue to teach the absurd lie that people will rise without needing to obey the Lord. Flee from this heretical teaching! Both the Father and the Son were clear: among all that was revealed, nothing is more valuable than obedience. Without obedience, the soul will never be sent to the Lamb of God, for the Father does not deliver rebels 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)
The focus of Jesus was always the Father. Everything He did and taught here on earth was for the purpose of pleasing the Father. Everything revolved around the Father: “The Father sent me,” ”The Father commanded me,” ”I and the Father…,” ”Our Father who art…,” ”No one goes to the Father…,” ”In my Father’s house…,” ”I will return to the Father.” To teach that Jesus died so that Gentiles can disobey the holy laws of His Father is blasphemy. For centuries, many churches have lied to Gentiles, saying that those who obey the Father’s Law are rejecting the Son and will be condemned. Jesus never taught nor authorized anyone, inside or outside the Bible, to teach this. No Gentile will rise without seeking to follow the same laws given to Israel. Laws that Jesus Himself and His apostles followed. | “Here is the perseverance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and the faith in Jesus.” (Revelation 14:12)
In church, there is a huge difference between mere attendees and true children of God. The attendee likes the environment, enjoys the music, the friendships, and the feeling of spirituality, but only accepts the teachings that do not interfere with their lifestyle. The child, however, loves the Father and the Son, delights in obeying all the commandments revealed to the prophets who came before Christ and by Christ Himself, and lives to please the Lord. He is willing to face opposition, criticism, and even rejection, walking against the majority so as not to disobey the Most High. The choice is personal, remain faithful while you are alive. | “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God [Old Testament] and do it.” (Luke 8:21)
There are no words to describe the absurdity of a person expecting God to supply their needs and bless them, while showing God that they have no interest whatsoever in obeying His holy laws. This sad reality is one of the inevitable fruits of the false doctrine of “unmerited favor,” taught in many churches for centuries. People suffer needlessly because they do not seek to obey God. Do not follow this lie just because the majority accepted it. Be faithful to God’s laws, and He will transform your life and send you to the Son for forgiveness and salvation. | “We receive from Him whatever we ask because we obey His commandments and do what pleases Him.” (1 John 3:22)
At the Final Judgment, many Christians will see that the “security” they felt for years was just spiritual anesthesia. They had the Bible, read the commandments, but chose to listen to leaders who taught them to ignore God’s powerful and eternal Law. Then despair and accusation against the leadership will come, but it will be too late, because no one will be judged by what the pastor said, but by what God commanded. In none of the four Gospels did Jesus teach salvation for Gentiles without obedience to the Father. There is only one plan, and for years the Savior trained apostles and disciples in complete obedience. Jews or Gentiles, we must live as they did, keeping the Sabbath, circumcision, forbidden meats, tzitzits, beard, and all the other statutes of the Lord. 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 who lives with you; this is a perpetual decree.” (Numbers 15:15)
For the Gentile today, obeying God’s laws exactly as they were given to His people in the Old Testament is inconvenient and requires an immense desire to please the Lord. That is why this Gentile receives many blessings and protection. Divine protection is abundant, for he automatically becomes a constant target of the forces of evil. The devil and his hosts fear the influence he can have on others. We are living in the last days, and God is calling some courageous Gentiles to break the lie of salvation without obedience that has been propagated since the ascension of Jesus. The Father does not send declared disobedient ones to the Son. | 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 them to My holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
Worthiness is something that belongs for the Lord to decide. God judged that Noah deserved to be saved from the flood, that Enoch and Elijah should be taken to heaven without experiencing death, and that Moses did not need to wait for the final judgment. He thought that David deserved Saul’s throne and that Mary deserved to be the mother of the Messiah. The doctrine that no one deserves anything from God is a human invention, inspired by the serpent. People like this phrase because it seems like a demonstration of humility, but in reality, they are avoiding obeying God’s laws, which both Jews and Gentiles were called to fulfill. The Father does not send the disobedient to the Son. | “You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently.” (Psalm 119:4)
It is revealing to realize that the plan of salvation preached today cannot be found in the four Gospels. In Jesus’ day, no one was taught to ignore God’s Law to be saved; on the contrary, obedience was always the path that led to the blood of the Lamb, both for Jews and Gentiles. The “new gospel” that dispenses with the commandments revealed to the prophets who came before the Messiah only appeared years after the ascension, created by men inspired by the serpent, who preferred lies to the truth. But the true plan was not revoked. The Father does not send the disobedient to the Son. Salvation is individual. Obey while you are still 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)
Since ancient times, Gentiles such as Jethro, Rahab, Ruth, Uriah, and Obed-Edom joined Israel, and God made it clear that the laws and blessings intended for the Jews also applied to them. This is the only path of salvation for Gentiles created by God, and the Lord made this evident to Abraham when He established His covenant of faithfulness, sealed by the act of circumcision: the Gentiles in his household would also be circumcised and become part of the covenant. All the relatives, friends, and apostles of Jesus were faithful to God’s laws, including circumcision, and in none of the four Gospels did Jesus teach that Gentiles were exempt from His Father’s laws. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority just because they are many. Obey while you are alive. | There shall be one law for the native-born and for the foreigner who lives among you. (Exodus 12:49)
