Faithfully following the laws that the Creator gave us through His prophets in the Old Testament is the basic requirement to be in harmony with Him and be sent to the Lamb for forgiveness and salvation. There is no way around this. Any argument that claims the Father will send someone to the Son, even while living in disobedience to His laws, is invalid, as it contradicts everything God has taught us from the patriarchs, prophets, kings, to Jesus. Claiming to have learned this from human beings who appeared on the scene after Christ’s ascension is also invalid, because there are no prophecies about the sending of any man after Christ, whether inside or outside the Bible. There is no escape: the Father will not send declared disobedient people to the Son. | “You have laid down precepts that are to be fully obeyed.” Psalms 119:4
The soul that truly desires to be well with God the Father and Jesus must obey all the orders that were clearly given by the Lord through His prophets in the Old Testament and by His Son in the four Gospels. Why does something so obvious seem difficult for millions of people in the churches to understand? The sad truth is that many of them do not want to understand, because they know that if they are faithful to God, they will have to abandon many worldly pleasures that they still love. 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 because they are many. Obey while you are alive. | “All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful toward those who keep the demands of his covenant.” Psalms 25:10
Since Eden, the serpent has sought to make humans disobey God. Jesus, however, teaches us to faithfully obey the Father. He rebuked the leaders for loosening God’s Law given to the prophets of the Old Testament, revealing, for example, that adultery begins with a look and murder with hatred. Millions in the churches have been deceived and accepted the lie that now God no longer wants obedience to the laws, but only that they trust in Jesus to guarantee heaven, as if the Son had come to save declared disobedient people. The deception is evident, but they do not want to see it, because, just like in Eden, the serpent’s offer seems too good to refuse. As God warned: You will surely die. | “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God [Old Testament] and obey it.” Luke 11:28
Jews and Gentiles are equal: both sinners who need God’s mercy and forgiveness to be saved. The only difference is that God decided to choose a small and fragile nation to bring His Messiah, and He chose Israel. At heart, we are all the same, and it could have been any other nation, but God chose Israel, and whether we like it or not, salvation comes from the Jews. We must accept this divine choice and abandon the illusory idea that there is salvation outside of Israel. Any Gentile can join Israel and be sent to Jesus by the Father for salvation, but they will need to follow the same laws that He gave to Israel, laws that Jesus Himself and the apostles followed. | The foreigner who joins himself to the Lord, to minister to him, to love the name of the Lord, and to be his servant… who holds fast my covenant, these I will bring to my holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
When God gave His laws to Israel, He was clear in saying that they should be obeyed exactly as given, applying to both Jews and Gentiles who were part of the people separated by the eternal covenant with Abraham. This is how Gentiles obtain forgiveness for their sins and salvation through Jesus, the Messiah of Israel. This original plan of salvation, created by God Himself, is the only one in existence and will remain until the end of this world. The plan of salvation taught by the churches emerged shortly after Jesus returned to the Father, being a creation of men inspired by the serpent, with the aim of diverting Gentiles from the truth that liberates and saves. | “The community is to have the same rules for you and for the foreigner residing among you; this is a lasting ordinance.” (Numbers 15:15)
Some people will never obey God’s holy and eternal commandments. No matter how much one argues, 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 in Christ’s words. Trying to convince them, as Jesus said, is like casting pearls before swine. Those, however, who listen 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 commands always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever!” Deuteronomy 5:29
At the final judgment, no argument will save the Gentile who consciously rejected God’s laws. Saying they did not know will be a lie, as the laws are in all Bibles. Relying on the doctrine of “unmerited favor” will not work, because Jesus never taught such a thing. Claiming to have learned from men who came after Christ will also not be accepted, as there are no prophecies about other men after Him. Following leaders will not be a justification, because salvation is individual. There is no valid excuse. The Gentile who wishes to be saved by Christ must follow the same laws that the Father gave to the chosen nation for His honor and glory. The Father sees the faith and courage of this Gentile. He pours out His love on them, unites them with Israel, and leads them to the Son for forgiveness and salvation. | “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day.” John 6:44
Since Eden, it has been clear that the serpent’s goal is to lead humans to disobey God. Today, in the church, almost everyone ignores the commandments that God gave to His prophets in the Old Testament. How can there be doubt that millions have accepted the same lie that Eve accepted? The majority lives in open disobedience to God’s Law, but insists on saying that God is happy with them, that the Creator no longer demands obedience from people, and that they certainly will not die. 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 because they are many. Obey while you are alive. | The foreigner who joins himself to the Lord, to minister to him, to love the name of the Lord, and to be his servant… who holds fast my covenant, these I will bring to my holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
Something that confirms that Jesus comes from God is that He never taught anything contrary to what the Father had already revealed through the prophets in the Old Testament. No law was canceled by Him, no matter how small. On the contrary, Jesus reinforced and corrected the errors of the Jewish leaders. Both the Father and the Son remained faithful and consistent with what had been taught from the beginning. However, millions in the churches openly disobey God’s laws, without a shred of support in Jesus’ words in the four Gospels. They have been swayed by a heart inclined to sin and easily accepted doctrines of men that emerged after Christ’s ascension. The Father does not send declared disobedient people to the Son. | “I have revealed you 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
We will never see a leader teach that we must disobey God’s Law to be saved. The devil is evil, but not foolish. The serpent’s cunning lies in speaking with contradictory subtlety. On one hand, leaders say that God’s Law is holy, just, and good, even quoting the psalms. On the other hand, they defend the doctrine of “unmerited favor” and say that obeying God’s laws will not help with salvation. Worse still, they teach that insisting on this means ”denying Christ” and that such a person will be condemned. Jesus never taught this and did not authorize any man after Him to preach such absurdity. What Jesus taught is that no one comes to Him unless the Father sends them, and the Father will never send declared disobedient people to the Son. | “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day.” John 6:44
