In His encounters with the rabbis, Jesus was clear in stating that much of what they taught was not what God had instructed Israel through the prophets of the Old Testament. They had created their own doctrines and traditions and, in addition to the Scriptures, declared other writings as sacred. The true Israel, set apart by God as His people, is composed of Jews and Gentiles who remain firm in the covenant with Abraham, sealed by circumcision. It was for this Israel that the Father sent His Son as a sacrifice for sins. Any Gentile can join the Israel of God, be sent to Jesus by the Father, and attain salvation, but to do so, they must follow the laws God gave to Israel, the same laws that Jesus and His apostles obeyed. | The foreigner 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)

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