When Jesus says that whoever believes in Him will be saved, He is referring to believing that He is the one sent by the Father and believing in everything He taught, both in words and by example. Jesus’ focus was always His Father. His food was to do the will of the Father and complete His work. His family were those who obeyed the Father. The gentile who claims to believe in Jesus but consciously disobeys the laws of Jesus’ Father is not part of His family. He is a stranger to Jesus, even if he insists he is a disciple. Any gentile can become part of the people chosen by God and join the family of Jesus, as long as he follows the same laws that the Lord gave to Israel. | The gentile 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)
Many imagine that accepting the existence of God, attending a church, or singing songs about Jesus already guarantees blessings and salvation, but this is an illusion. The Father never promised eternal life to those who only believe superficially; He promised everything to those who love Him through obedience, faithfully following every commandment revealed to the prophets who came before the Messiah and by the Messiah Himself in the four Gospels. Singing, getting emotional, or participating in services does not replace the practical faithfulness that God has required since Eden. At the final judgment, there will be no privileges based on religious appearances, but only the eternal truth: only those who honored the Law of the Most High will be sent to the Son for forgiveness and salvation. Do not follow the majority, obey while you are alive. | “Here is the perseverance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and the faith in Jesus.” (Revelation 14:12)
Millions of gentiles claim to follow Jesus, but if asked, almost none of them identify as part of Israel, but rather as part of another religion. The problem is that, in no gospel, did Jesus call gentiles to found a new religion, separate from the religion of His ancestors. The idea of a religion outside of Israel is of human origin, started right after Jesus returned to the Father. The gentile who wishes to be saved must follow the same laws that the Father gave to the chosen nation for His honor and glory. These are the laws that Jesus Himself and His apostles followed. When we obey, the Father sees our faith and courage, unites us to Israel, and leads us to Jesus. This plan of salvation 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 holds firmly to my covenant, I will also bring to my holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
Solomon knew God’s Law and knew that the king should not worship other gods, but he ignored the Lord and reaped the ruin of his own kingdom. Millions of Christians do the same: they have a Bible at home, they know there are laws given by God, they know what they are, and yet they prefer to follow their rebellious leaders instead of obeying the Most High. Just like Solomon, their punishment at the Final Judgment is certain. Do not follow leaders; follow Jesus, who trained His apostles to strictly obey the Law. All of them obeyed the Sabbath, circumcision, the forbidden meats, the use of tzitzits, the beard, and all the other statutes of the Lord. The Blood of the Lamb does not cover rebels; obey while you are alive. | “You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently.” (Psalm 119:4)
One of the most offensive phrases that defenders of the false doctrine of “unmerited favor” like to use is that a person can obey God’s commandments, as long as it is not for salvation. As if obeying His Law were a little gift they are offering to God. Something extra, a bonus. They do not realize that God is a consuming fire and that His wrath will fall upon all those who make light of His Law. Jesus never taught this blasphemy nor authorized anyone, inside or outside the Bible, to teach it. 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. | “Ah! My people! Those who guide you mislead you and destroy the way of your paths.” (Isaiah 3:12)
Millions of Christians will only wake up at the Final Judgment, when it is revealed that they followed the heretical teachings of their leaders. When sentenced, they will point the finger at the leadership, full of hatred, for having been taught to ignore the powerful and eternal Law of God. But the truth was in the Scriptures: Jesus never declared, in the four gospels, that gentiles would be saved without obeying the Father. There is only one plan of salvation, and the Messiah confirmed it by training 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 living among you; this is a perpetual decree.” (Numbers 15:15)
The Father does not send rebels to His Son. To rebel against God is to consciously disobey His holy and eternal laws. Lucifer and his fallen angels disobeyed and became rebels. Adam and Eve also disobeyed and chose rebellion. Those who, in the church, know God’s laws, given to His prophets in the Old Testament and to Jesus in the Gospels, and still choose not to obey, remain in rebellion against the Lord until they decide to seek obedience, even if obstacles arise. These, the Lord blesses and sends to Jesus for blessings and salvation. | “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 gentile who trusts his salvation in the non-biblical expression “unmerited favor,” which Jesus never used or taught, will have a bitter surprise at the final judgment. If God were really seeking to save those who do not deserve it, then the whole world would go to heaven, for according to this doctrine, no one deserves it. But as for the righteous, those who seek to be faithful to God’s laws in order to be saved , people like Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Joseph, Mary, John the Baptist, and the apostles , these would be thrown into the lake of fire. Flee from this heresy! We are saved by pleasing the Father and being sent to the Son. The Father is pleased with the gentile who follows the same laws given to the nation set apart for His honor and glory, laws that Jesus Himself and His apostles followed. | “Blessed are those who hear the word of God [Old Testament] and obey it.” (Luke 11:28)
Many do not realize that rejecting God’s Law is the same as rejecting God Himself. The Lord is not like men, who learn, change, or are influenced by one another. Being omnipotent and omniscient, everything that comes from Him reflects what He is, not something He simply “possesses.” God does not have life , He is life itself. He is love itself, truth, light, mercy, and justice. Therefore, the soul that refuses to obey the laws God gave us in the Old Testament is rejecting God Himself. And whoever rejects God will not be sent to the Son for forgiveness and salvation. Salvation is individual. 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)
All of Jesus’ family members, apostles, and disciples were faithful to the powerful and eternal Law of God, taught since the beginning of humanity. If in fact any law had been abolished, for Jews or gentiles, as is preached in various churches, Christ Himself , who only taught what the Father commanded Him , would have warned His followers to stop obeying, but none of this exists in the four gospels. All the commandments were obeyed: Sabbath, circumcision, forbidden meats, tzitzits, beard, and everything the Lord commanded. Salvation is individual; do not follow the majority; obey while you are alive. | “Here is the perseverance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.” (Revelation 14:12)
