After Eden, the serpent’s greatest success was to create an independent religion for the Gentiles, separating them from the religion of Jesus and His ancestors, which extends back to Abraham. Nothing in the words of Jesus suggests that Gentiles should have their own religion, with their own doctrines and traditions, and, most seriously, without the need to obey His Father’s laws for salvation. The devil achieved his purpose, for almost no one obeys God’s laws. This is possibly the last opportunity to reverse this tragic story, at least in your life. The Gentile who wishes to be saved 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 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 them to my holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
Jesus is the promised Messiah for the forgiveness of sins, but exclusively for the Israel of God. The Israel of God is composed of Jews and Gentiles who are faithful to the eternal covenant of circumcision made with Abraham and to the laws given to the chosen people. The idea that a Gentile can reach Jesus outside of Israel is a human invention, with no basis in the Old Testament or in the words of Jesus. 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 his faith and courage, despite the difficulties. He pours out His love upon him, unites him to Israel, and leads him to the Son for forgiveness and salvation. This is the plan of salvation that makes sense because it is true. | 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)
From the beginning, the serpent revealed its greatest weapon: the lie. And, tragically, the Gentiles seem not to have learned this lesson, for they gladly accept a plan of salvation invented years after the ascension of Christ. This is the same lie from Eden, now with a religious appearance. The Father never changed the process of salvation: He only sends to the Son the Gentiles who follow the same laws He gave to the people He set apart for His honor and glory. All the apostles and disciples were faithful to the laws revealed in the Old Testament and lived in full obedience to the Father and to Jesus. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority , obey while you are alive. | “The assembly must have the same laws for you and for the foreigner living among you; this is a lasting ordinance.” (Numbers 15:15)
To say that obeying the Law of the Father of Jesus is the same as rejecting Jesus is one of the most offensive statements possible, and yet it is one of the favorite catchphrases of the defenders of the false doctrine of “unmerited favor.” The phrase is absurd and misleading, but many like it because it encourages disobedience to God’s laws while creating the false impression that they are pleasing God. Do not fall for this lie of the serpent, whose purpose since Eden has always been the same: to lead humanity to disobey God. What Jesus taught is that it is the Father who sends us to the Son, and the Father only sends those who follow the same laws given to the nation He set apart for Himself with an everlasting covenant. God does not send the disobedient to His 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)
In various churches, leaders claim to preach a message of peace, but never teach that obedience to God’s holy and eternal laws is necessary for the soul to have peace with Him and attain salvation in Christ. The peace these churches offer is deceptive, for it is based neither on what God revealed through the prophets nor on the words of Jesus. As long as the individual refuses to obey God’s Law, he is in rebellion against the Creator, and the last thing he can expect is the peace of God. True peace is found only by those who follow the laws God gave to Israel in the Old Testament, the same laws that Jesus and the apostles followed. Only to these does the Father pour out His love and send them to the Son for forgiveness and salvation. | “Oh! My people! Those who guide you mislead you and destroy the way of your paths.” (Isaiah 3:12)
True intimacy with God begins the moment the Christian says, with sincerity and firmness: “From today on, I will faithfully obey each of the powerful commandments that the Lord gave us in the Old Testament and in the four Gospels, no matter the cost.” It is at this instant that the heart aligns with the will of the Father. He hears the cry of the faithful, strengthens their hands, blesses their steps, and guides them on the path of truth. And when the Father sees this faithfulness and sincere love for His Law, He Himself sends that soul to Jesus for forgiveness and salvation. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority , 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)
Some leaders say that Christians should disobey God’s commandments about the beard, the Sabbath, circumcision, tzitzits, and others because the church in the first centuries did not obey. What a weak and deadly argument! Since when does the disobedience of others define the will of the Creator? Jesus obeyed everything, period. And His apostles and disciples, taught directly by Him and not by later men, followed every commandment revealed in the Old Testament. If some later rejected the Law, that’s their problem , not a call for us. Our standard is Christ. Salvation is individual. Obey while you are still alive. | “Anyone who goes too far and does not remain in the teaching of Christ does not have God. Whoever remains in the teaching of Christ, this one has both the Father and the Son” (2 John 9).
Some leaders say they teach disobedience because, according to them, after Jesus returned to heaven the early church began to ignore God’s laws and that we should do the same. Seriously? Since when did the Most High command us to imitate the rebellion of mere men? Is that what God instructed? That we imitate the disobedient? Never. The apostles and disciples who learned the gospel directly from the lips of Jesus faithfully obeyed every commandment revealed by the prophets in the Old Testament. If someone in history strayed, it is not for us to follow the deviation, but to follow the Master and His obedience. Do not follow the majority. Obey while you are still alive. | “He who says: I know Him, and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.” 1 John 2:2-5
Jesus told Nicodemus that He was sent so that everyone who believes in Him would not perish but have eternal life. Believing in Jesus is not just believing that He existed, but recognizing that only His teachings lead to salvation. Most leaders in churches do not teach what Jesus taught in the four Gospels, but rather doctrines of men that arose years after His return to the Father. The apostles and disciples believed and obeyed Jesus and, like their Master, kept all the commandments of the Old Testament. If we want eternal life, we must live as they lived. Obey while you are alive. | “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God [Old Testament] and do it.” (Luke 8:21)
Few are the souls willing to obey all the laws that God gave us through the prophets in the Old Testament and Jesus in the Gospels. And few are those who find the narrow gate that leads to eternal life. As soon as Jesus returned to the Father, the devil inspired leaders to create a plan of salvation for the Gentiles that Jesus never taught. Based on this false plan, millions of Gentiles believe they will be saved, even while living in open disobedience. The Gentile who truly wishes to be saved by Christ must follow the same laws that the Father gave to the chosen nation. The Father sees the faith and courage of this Gentile, despite the difficulties, pours out His love upon him, unites him to Israel, and leads him to the Son for forgiveness and salvation. | 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 them to My holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
