The sacrifice of Jesus is a gift from God for His faithful children, who love Him and demonstrate this love by seeking, with all their strength, to obey His holy and eternal laws. Every human being is born in sin and needs Christ, but God does not send everyone to Christ, only those who please Him. The only way to please God is through faithfulness to His instructions. Not a drop of the Lamb’s blood will be applied to those who live in declared disobedience to the laws that the Lord gave to the prophets in the Old Testament and to Jesus in the Gospels. Do not follow the majority just because they are many. The end has already come! Obey while you are alive. | “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God [Old Testament] and put it into practice.” (Luke 8:21)
The millions of Christians who live in disobedience to the commandments of God revealed in the Old Testament did not arrive at this by chance , they were taught this way. Each generation inherited doctrines that arose years after the ascension of Jesus; doctrines created to ease the conscience and keep Gentiles away from the obedience that leads us to the Lamb. But God does not ignore those who lead His sheep astray. Every leader, from ancient times until today, who taught the people to despise the holy commandments of the Lord, will give account before the Throne and receive just punishment. The Father is just and does not acquit the guilty. Do not follow the majority , obey while you are alive. | “Oh! My people! Those who guide you mislead you and destroy the way of your paths.” (Isaiah 3:12)
The true value of free will will only be fully recognized in heaven, and only by those few who chose the narrow way and the strait gate mentioned by Christ. These few will be greatly rewarded because, even under intense pressure from the church and family, they decided to follow with all their strength each of the holy laws that God gave to His prophets in the Old Testament and to Jesus in the Gospels. As for those who chose the broad way, who followed the majority in the church and lived in open disobedience to God’s laws, they too will receive the just payment for their personal choices. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority just because they are many. | “The Lord guides with unfailing love and faithfulness all who keep his covenant and obey his requirements.” (Psalm 25:10)
Rahab and Ruth, two well-known figures in Scripture, were not part of God’s people by birth. Like all Gentiles, they had to accept the God of Israel and obey His laws to receive the blessings and protection promised to Abraham in the everlasting covenant. Nowhere in the Gospels did Jesus indicate that this process of including Gentiles into God’s people changed with His coming. Jesus did not create a new religion for the Gentiles. The Gentile who wishes to be saved by Christ must follow the same laws that the Father gave to the nation chosen for His honor and glory. The Father sees the faith and courage of this Gentile and pours out His love upon him, unites him to Israel, and leads him to the Son for forgiveness and salvation. | The foreigner who joins himself to the Lord, to serve Him, thus becoming His servant… and who holds fast to my covenant, I will also bring to my holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
It is impossible to be sanctified without obeying God. The word “sanctification” is one of those that have great impact in the church, just like love, faith, and worship. However, just because the word carries weight does not mean that merely using it brings us closer to God. The type of sanctification that many churches teach ignores the clear commandments of God, given through the prophets of the Old Testament and by Jesus, and therefore has no practical value, remaining only in speech. Whoever truly wishes to be sanctified and have an intimate relationship with God must first seek to strictly obey all His laws. Only when this is done will the Lord guide him on the true path of sanctification. | “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God [Old Testament] and put it into practice.” (Luke 8:21)
There is no sanctification without obedience to God’s Law. A person may renounce the world and withdraw from everything, but if they consciously do not follow the laws that God gave us in the Old Testament, their pursuit of holiness will be in vain. Obedience to the holy and eternal laws is the foundation of the relationship with God; without this solid foundation, nothing stands, everything is an illusion. However, when this individual begins to obey, he opens the door to the Throne of God, and the Lord guides him, blesses him, and sends him to the Son to receive forgiveness and salvation. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority just because they are many. The end has already come! Obey God’s Law while you are alive. | “The Lord guides with unfailing love and faithfulness all who keep his covenant and obey his requirements.” (Psalm 25:10)
One extraordinary thing Jesus said is that His sheep do not follow another voice, only His. This means that any doctrine that did not come from the lips of Christ should be ignored by those who are part of His flock. It also means that everything necessary for salvation is in the four Gospels. The doctrine of “unmerited favor” is not in the Gospels, but arose after the ascension of Jesus. Although it is popular, this teaching comes from the serpent, with the same goal as in Eden: to make people disobey God. 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 one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The sheep know his voice and follow him, but they will flee from a stranger because they do not recognize his voice.” (John 10:2-5)
One of the reasons why so many Christians ignore the commandments clearly revealed in the Old Testament is the false security they find in the majority. They feel comfortable being surrounded by people , including leaders , who also disobey God and, apparently, nothing happens. But this collective illusion will not change the fact that the final judgment will be individual. On that day, each soul will stand alone before the Great Judge, and following the crowd will not be an excuse. Everyone has a Bible at home, everyone knows the Lord’s commandments, and whoever does not obey is because they do not want to. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority , obey while you are alive. | “Oh! My people! Those who guide you mislead you and destroy the way of your paths.” (Isaiah 3:12)
The promise of salvation has always been through Israel, the people God chose for Himself with an everlasting covenant. Neither the prophets nor the Messiah taught that there would be a parallel or special path for the Gentiles; this lie arose later, created by men who desired a religion without obedience. The truth remains unchanged: the Gentile who wishes to ascend must join the chosen people, and this happens when he decides to obey all the commandments that the Lord revealed through the prophets before the Messiah and through the Messiah Himself. This is how the Father recognizes the Gentile as part of Israel, pours out His love upon him, and sends him to the Son for forgiveness and salvation. Do not follow the majority. Obey while you are still alive. | The foreigner who joins himself to the Lord, to serve Him, thus becoming His servant… and who holds fast to my covenant, I will also bring to my holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
It is amazing how so many people who claim to be followers of Jesus base their faith on something He never taught in the four Gospels. The advocates of the doctrine of “unmerited favor” never quote the words of Christ Himself, because they know that His words do not support this teaching; they cling to ideas that arose years after our Savior returned to the Father. The result is a faith built on men, not on the Messiah. Jesus was clear in teaching that no one comes to Him unless the Father sends them , and the Father only sends those who honor Him by obeying the laws He revealed through the prophets who came before the Messiah. Any plan of salvation that did not come from the lips of Christ does not come from God. | “Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.” (2 John 9)
