Jesus, our Savior, was Jewish. He never befriended anyone outside the religion of His parents and only chose Jews as apostles. He died as a Jew and, upon resurrecting, made a point of meeting with His friends, all Jews. Do not be deceived by what they are teaching the Gentiles. It is only through Israel, Jesus’ people, that we receive liberation, forgiveness, and salvation. The Gentile seeking salvation must follow the same laws that the Lord gave to the nation He set apart for Himself with an eternal covenant. The Father sees the faith and courage of this Gentile, despite the challenges. He pours out His love on him, unites him with 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 minister to him, and to be his servant… and holds fast my covenant, I will bring to my holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
Jesus made it clear that no one can come to Him unless the Father sends them. This leads us to the question: what is the Father’s criterion for sending someone to Jesus? According to the doctrine of “unmerited favor,” seeking to obey the laws given by God through the prophets of the Old Testament is ”trying to earn salvation” and leads to condemnation. But if obedience is not God’s criterion, then the only option would be to ignore or disobey the Father to be sent to the Son. It is with this thinking that almost no one in the churches seeks to obey the commandments, but in none of the Gospels did Jesus teach this absurdity. No Gentile will ascend without seeking to follow the same laws given to Israel, laws that Jesus and His apostles followed as our example. | “You have laid down precepts that are to be fully obeyed.” Psalms 119:4
When someone reads about the love of the psalmists for God’s Law and is enchanted by what they read, but has no intention of obeying the holy Law of the Lord, that person does not realize they are gathering evidence against themselves for the day of final judgment. The Lord’s laws save and condemn, and it is by them that all souls will be judged, receiving eternal life or death. Those who, like Abraham, David, Joseph, Mary, and the apostles, sought to faithfully follow the laws will be purified by the blood of the Lamb, but those who ignore them will carry their own sins. Do not follow the majority just because they are many. Obey while you are alive. | Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked… but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. Psalms 1:1-2
The doctrine of “unmerited favor” sounds beautiful, full of amazing details, and according to this teaching, we Gentiles can ignore the laws that God gave us through the prophets of the Old Testament, and still be welcomed into heaven. It sounds perfect. The only problem is that in none of the four Gospels did Jesus teach this absurdity, nor did He say that any human would come after Him with the authority to create such a doctrine. It is a clearly false doctrine, yet the majority rely on it to blatantly disobey God’s laws. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority just because they are many. Obey while you are alive. | “You have laid down precepts that are to be fully obeyed.” Psalms 119:4
God made us physical beings, and that is why many of His laws involve physical actions. None of these laws should be neglected, and we should never be so proud as to treat them as trivial or be ashamed of them. Jesus and the apostles followed all of God’s laws as they were given: they kept the Sabbath, were circumcised, wore the tzitzit, did not consume unclean foods, and maintained their beards. If we truly wish to live like Jesus and His apostles, we must follow these same commandments. At no point in the Gospels did Jesus say that Gentiles could live differently from His apostles. Do not follow the majority just because they are many. Obey while you are alive. | “I have revealed you to those whom you gave me out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me and they have obeyed your word [the Old Testament].” John 17:6.
Defenders of the false doctrine of “unmerited favor” believe that the God of the Scriptures is flexible, that His laws do not need to be obeyed to the letter. Therefore, they often say that, although a person does not need to do anything to be saved, they ”should seek” to obey the commandments. This ”should seek” implies something non-mandatory, but merely optional. God knows exactly what they are doing, and they will have a bitter surprise at the final judgment. God gave us His laws through the prophets and Jesus to be obeyed. The Lord is not a God of uncertainties, but of clarity. Those who love and obey Him, He sends to Jesus; but those who know His laws and ignore them, are not sent to the Son. | “You have laid down precepts that are to be fully obeyed.” Psalms 119:4
One reason why many leaders do not want their followers to obey the laws that God gave us through the prophets of the Old Testament is that they themselves do not obey and do not plan to do so. They prefer everyone to be like them, as it creates group security. Moreover, they need to please the public to maintain their salary, knowing that if they instructed members to follow God’s Law, few would remain in their churches. The situation is sad for both leaders and members, but at the final judgment, there will be despair, for whatever the reason, they preferred this world to eternal life. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority just because they are many. Obey while you are alive. | “You have laid down precepts that are to be fully obeyed.” Psalms 119:4
Gentiles are so blinded by the doctrine of unmerited favor that they even claim the blasphemy that the heavy burden Jesus offered to lighten was the laws of the Father Himself, and not the weight of sin and eternal condemnation that the wicked carry. To claim that God sent His Son to “relieve” people from His holy and eternal Law goes beyond ignorance and spiritual blindness; it is something demonic and approaches the unforgivable sin. The truth is that no one is saved without the Father sending them to the Son, and the Father will never send someone who lives in open disobedience to His laws given to the prophets in the Old Testament and to Jesus. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority just because they are many. Obey while you are alive. | “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
The claim that God created a separate plan of salvation for the Gentiles because the Jews rejected Christ is false. The first churches were made up of Messianic Jews. Joseph, Mary, Peter, James, John, Matthew, and all the apostles and disciples were Jews who believed in Jesus as the Messiah. None of them abandoned their faith in Christ after the crucifixion, and to this day, there are Jews who follow Jesus. There have always been rebels in Israel, but God never broke the eternal covenant with Abraham. We, Gentiles, join Israel by being faithful to the same laws given to the descendants of Abraham, laws that Jesus and His apostles also followed. Do not follow the majority just because they are many! | The foreigner who joins himself to the Lord, to minister to him, and to be his servant… and holds fast my covenant, I will bring to my holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
The number of Gentiles who had contact with Jesus can be counted on the fingers of one hand. In one situation, some Gentiles wanted to speak with Jesus, and it was necessary for two apostles to convey the message to Him, and even then, we do not know if Jesus received them. The point is that the idea that Jesus founded a religion for the Gentiles has no basis in the Gospels; it is an invention of men. The Gentile who wishes to approach Jesus must join Israel, His people, which happens when he follows the same laws that the Father gave to Israel. The Father observes his faith and courage and sends him to the Son. This plan of salvation makes sense because it is the true one. | “Jesus sent out the twelve with the following instructions: ’Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.’” Matthew 10:5–6
