Jesus is the Messiah of Israel, including both the descendants of Abraham and the Gentiles who have joined Israel. Jesus, His relatives, and all His apostles and disciples obeyed the laws of God revealed in the Old Testament: do not kill, do not steal, circumcision, keeping the Sabbath, wearing tzitzit, keeping the beard, and other commandments. Neither God the Father nor our Savior established different rules for the Gentiles. However, many churches are teaching a plan of salvation that Jesus never taught, created by men who arose years after Christ. Do not follow the majority, obey while you are alive. | The Gentile who joins himself to the Lord, to serve Him, thus becoming His servant… and who remains firm in My covenant, I will also bring him to My holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
When Jesus said that whoever believes will be saved, He was talking about believing that everything He taught came from the Father, and the Father never taught disobedience. At no time did Jesus say that following the commandments revealed in the Old Testament would prevent anyone from being saved; on the contrary, He lived in total faithfulness to the Law and taught His disciples to do the same. The popular idea that obeying the Law keeps one from salvation did not come from heaven, but from the serpent, whose goal has always been the same: to prevent us Gentiles from obeying God. The Father only sends to the Son those who honor Him through obedience. Salvation is individual. Obey while you are still 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 man of God, who was sent to condemn Jeroboam’s altar, had received a direct order from the Lord not to eat or drink in that city. However, another prophet, claiming to have spoken with an angel, persuaded him to disobey, and the unfaithful prophet died for his lack of obedience. In the same way, today, any soul who disobeys God’s laws in the Old Testament, justifying their disobedience with the words of some man, whether inside or outside the Bible, even if it is a highly respected person, will receive their due punishment. The Father does not send the disobedient to the Son. No Gentile will ascend without seeking to follow the same laws given to Israel, laws that Jesus Himself and His apostles followed. | “You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently.” (Psalm 119:4)
Almost always, the people who say that no one can obey God’s laws have never even tried. They like this phrase because it sounds convincing and seems to free them to continue in sin. But this argument does not fool God, who knows the real reason why they do not follow His commandments. The truth is that no one will be blessed by God or saved by Jesus if they do not seek to follow all the laws He gave to the nation He set apart for His honor and glory. The Father observes the dedication of those who follow His laws, blesses them, and leads them to the Son. Any excuse for not obeying God is useless. | “Here is the perseverance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and the faith in Jesus.” (Revelation 14:12)
The foundation that supports the entire Bible is the commandments of God. Since the fall in Eden, the Creator has given us His laws so that we would know exactly what He requires of us to be restored to the relationship we had before sin. This has always been the foundation of true faith. Contrary to what is taught in most churches, no one is washed by the blood of the Lamb while living in a way that displeases the Father. First, we seek to faithfully keep the commandments revealed by the prophets before the Messiah; then the Father is pleased, receives us as His own, and sends us to the Son for forgiveness and salvation. Salvation is individual. Obey while you are still alive. | “I have revealed your name to the men you gave me out of the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me; and they have obeyed your word [Old Testament].” (John 17:6)
Millions of Israelites, including relatives, friends, apostles, and disciples of Jesus, wholeheartedly sought to follow the laws that God gave us in the Old Testament and, because of this, were purified of their sins by the blood of the Lamb and were saved. No prophet, not even Jesus Himself, said it would be different for us Gentiles. Jews or Gentiles, the Father only sends to the Son those who truly seek to obey His holy and eternal laws. Do not follow the majority, obey God’s powerful Law while you are still alive. | “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)
The reason God forbade Israel from having close relationships with neighboring nations is that the Lord knew the devil would use those pagan people to draw the chosen people away from His powerful commandments, and that would lead them to destruction. Jesus did the same with His apostles and disciples, teaching them to discard the human traditions of the Pharisees and to stand firm only in the pure Law that His Father gave to the prophets in the Old Testament. They accepted the Master’s teachings and remained faithful to each of God’s incredible commandments. We, Gentiles, must follow the same path of obedience if we truly wish to inherit eternal life. Do not follow the majority, obey while you are alive. | The Gentile who joins himself to the Lord, to serve Him, thus becoming His servant… and who remains firm in My covenant, I will also bring him to My holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
Many leaders wrongly teach that Jesus founded a new religion for the Gentiles because the Jews rejected Him as Messiah. This idea has no support in the prophecies of the Old Testament nor in the words of Jesus in the four Gospels. Rebellion within Israel has always existed, but there has also always been a small faithful flock, who remained obedient to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. In the days of Jesus, many Jews also believed in Him and followed Him faithfully. Jesus never abandoned the faith of Israel, and today, He invites every Gentile to join Israel through obedience to the same laws that God gave to His chosen nation. This is the plan of salvation that makes sense, because it is the true one. | The Gentile who joins himself to the Lord, to serve Him, thus becoming His servant… and who remains firm in My covenant, I will also bring him to My holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
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 made up of Jews and Gentiles. The Jews are descendants of Abraham, and the Gentiles are those from other nations whom God joined to Israel. In no gospel did Jesus say that Gentiles could be saved outside of Israel. This lie was created by the serpent right after the ascension of Jesus, to lead the Gentiles to fall 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 because they are many. The end has already come! Obey while you are alive. | The Gentile who joins himself to the Lord, to serve Him, thus becoming His servant… and who remains firm in My covenant, I will also bring him to My holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
Sin is an incurable, terminal disease. The Christian is not cured of sin; in Christ, he is put to death and resurrected to a new life. This is the process that God established for every human being who sincerely seeks to obey His powerful Law revealed by the prophets in the Old Testament. In ancient Israel, the obedient would go to the temple to offer the sacrifice of an animal as a substitute for their sins. Today, the obedient are sent by the Father to the true Lamb of God, for an eternal and perfect sacrifice. Then and now, nothing has changed: only those who strive to be faithful to all the Lord’s commandments can be purified by the Blood. 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)
