If the doctrine of “unmerited favor” came from God, Jesus would have taught us everything about it, for He taught everything the Father commanded Him. He would have said that believing is enough to be saved, without the need to obey His Father’s laws, as this doctrine teaches. The warnings of the Sermon on the Mount would make no sense, such as the warning that merely looking with desire is adultery, or that hating someone is like killing; that we must forgive to be forgiven, and others. The truth, however, is that Jesus did not teach this doctrine, nor did He delegate anyone to teach it after Him. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority just because they are many. Obey while you are alive. | “The word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.” John 12:48-49
Any effort to approach Jesus without going through the Father will be in vain. Someone may exalt Jesus for their entire life, but if the Father does not bring them to the Son, it will all be in vain. Jesus clearly said that no one comes to Him unless the Father brings them. To be brought to the Son and receive forgiveness and salvation, we must please the Father, and this is done through obedience to the same laws that were given to Israel, the nation chosen by God Himself. The Father sees the faith and courage of this gentile, despite the challenges. He pours out His love on 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. | “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless the Father has enabled them.” John 6:65
Follow Me! Every time Jesus called someone to follow Him, the invitation was always directed to members of His community, the people who, since the days of Abraham, followed the same religion, based on the perpetual covenant established by God. Jesus never called gentiles, as He came exclusively for His people, and this remains unchanged. However, the Lord does not show favoritism, and any gentile can achieve blessings and salvation by joining the Israel of God, following the same laws that the Father gave to His chosen people. The Father observes our faith and courage, even in the face of strong opposition, and we are sent to Jesus. This is the plan of salvation that makes sense because it is true. | “Jesus sent out the Twelve with the following instructions: Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans; but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” Matthew 10:5-6
The Scriptures are full of wonderful promises that God made to the nation He set apart for Himself and sealed with the eternal covenant of circumcision. These promises are faithful and infallible, for God, unlike man, always keeps His promises. If you belong to the Israel of God, all these blessings are for you and your family. 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 out His love on him, unites him with Israel, and leads him to the Son for forgiveness and salvation. | And God said to Abraham: You shall be a blessing. And I will bless those who bless you, and curse those who curse you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed. Genesis 12:2-3
Many have not been taught that God chose a people from among all the nations of the Earth: Israel. Only the Israel of God will ascend with Christ, and this Israel is composed of Jews and gentiles. The Jews descend from Abraham, and the gentiles are those from other nations whom God has united with Israel. In no gospel did Jesus say that gentiles could be saved outside of Israel. This lie was created by the serpent shortly after Jesus’ ascension, to lead gentiles into the same temptation that deceived Adam and Eve: disobedience. 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 while you are alive. | The gentile who joins himself to the Lord, to serve Him, and thus becomes His servant… and who keeps My covenant, I will also bring them to My holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
When Jesus told Nicodemus that God loved the world and therefore sent His Son, He was referring to the human race. God had compassion on us, for without His intervention, Satan would keep us enslaved. The sending of the only begotten Son, however, was not to save everyone, as God respects the free will of each individual, but to save those who meet His two requirements: to believe and to obey. Nicodemus obeyed God’s laws but did not accept Jesus as the Messiah. The majority in the churches believe in Jesus but live in open disobedience to the laws that God gave us through the prophets in the Old Testament. The truth is that we are saved by pleasing the Father and being sent to the Son, and the Father will never send declared disobedients to Jesus. | “Here is the perseverance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.” Revelation 14:12
God created billions of human beings and can create trillions more if He so desires. The idea that He is in love with everyone and suffers when they ignore His laws to follow their own desires is a fantasy without foundation in the prophets and the words of Christ. The free will that God gave to all rational beings includes the choice to obey or not to obey His laws, given to the prophets of the Old Testament and to Jesus in the Gospels. The choice is individual and determines the final destiny of each soul, and the Lord accepts without issue what each one decides. The reality is that 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 while you are alive. | “You have commanded Your precepts, that we should keep them diligently.” Psalms 119:4
Jesus never needed to teach His listeners about observing His Father’s eternal laws. This is because they were already faithful: they were circumcised, kept the Sabbath, wore the tzitzit, had beards, just like He and His apostles. We must also know that Jesus never even hinted that gentiles were exempt from these same laws. The idea that Jesus founded a new religion for gentiles is false. The gentile who wishes to be saved by Christ will have to follow the same laws that the Father gave to the chosen nation for His honor and glory. The Father observes our faith and courage, unites us with Israel, and sends 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, and thus becomes His servant… and who keeps My covenant, I will also bring them to My holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
The battle between the forces of evil and the heavenly hosts has always revolved around obedience to God’s laws. This spiritual war began in Heaven, passed through Eden, continued in Canaan, and now focuses on the gentiles spread throughout the world. The location has changed, but Satan’s goal remains the same: to convince creatures not to obey the Creator’s laws. To achieve this goal, a false religion was created for the gentiles; a religion with traces of Jesus’ teachings, but, of course, without the need to obey God’s laws for salvation. The truth is that, to be saved, the gentile needs to 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. | The gentile who joins himself to the Lord, to serve Him, and thus becomes His servant… and who keeps My covenant, I will also bring them to My holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
Preachers and writers often talk about God’s plan for people’s lives, using Christian jargon and catchphrases, but rarely mention the key to God’s revelations: obedience. God does not reveal His plan to those who know His laws but do not follow them. Only when the soul rejects the temptations of the serpent and begins to obey the laws that God gave to the prophets in the Old Testament and to Jesus in the Gospels will it have access to the Throne. Only then will God guide them, bless them, and send them to the Son for forgiveness and salvation. Do not follow the majority just because they are many. Obey while you are alive. | “The Lord leads with unfailing love and faithfulness all who keep His covenant and obey His demands.” Psalm 25:10
