Every day we see a battle being fought for our soul. There is a constant evil force that opposes God’s action in our lives, trying to draw us away from the narrow path. And there is only one way to win this spiritual war: to stand firmly on the side of the Most High, obeying without exception everything He requires. This is how all the faithful servants lived , from the patriarchs to the prophets, from the disciples to the apostles , men and women who chose to honor every commandment revealed by the prophets before the Messiah and by the Messiah Himself. Whoever wants to win this war needs to walk the same path. Salvation is individual. Obey while you are still alive. | “Be careful to act exactly as the Lord your God has commanded you. Do not turn aside, neither to the right nor to the left.” (Deuteronomy 5:32)
The religion to which Jesus always belonged and which He preached in the four gospels is not the same as what is being preached to the gentiles. The plan of salvation they spread has no support in the words of Jesus and, therefore, is false, even if old and popular. The apostles, who for more than three years learned directly from the Master, are the example of how the Father and the Son expect both Jews and gentiles to live. They were faithful to the entire Law of God: the Sabbath, circumcision, forbidden meats, tzitzits, the beard, and all the other commandments. Salvation is individual; obey while you are alive. | “The assembly shall have the same laws, which will apply both to you and to the gentile who lives with you; this is a perpetual decree.” (Numbers 15:15)
Obeying the Father does not mean rejecting the Son. This is one of the most diabolical lies that has ever existed on this planet, yet millions of people in churches accept it without question. This lie is part of a set of doctrines created by men, inspired by the devil, soon after Jesus returned to heaven, with the aim of leading gentiles into disobedience, which leads them to eternal death. People love this doctrine because it feeds a false hope of salvation without the need to follow God’s laws. The truth is that, to be saved, the gentile needs to be sent to the Son by the Father, and the Father will never send someone who knows the laws He gave us through His prophets, but blatantly disobeys them. | “Here is the perseverance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.” (Revelation 14:12)
When God freed the people of Israel from Egypt, He did not lead them directly to the promised land, but first to the desert, where He gave them His laws. This shows that, for God, obedience comes before possession. Many in the churches seek God’s blessings, but show no interest in obeying the laws He gave us through His prophets in the Old Testament and through Jesus in the four gospels. These blessings they seek so much will only be received when they show the Lord that they truly love Him, through a life of obedience. This is how the apostles and disciples of Christ lived, and that is why they were blessed. Do not follow the majority , follow only the Lord. | “Today I set before you blessing and curse: the blessing, if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God; the curse, if you do not obey.” Deut 11:26-28
Never before have the signs of Jesus’ return been so evident. Let no Christian imagine that the sound of the trumpets will be the moment to begin obeying the Lord , at that instant, the fate of each soul will already be decided and recorded before God. The appearance at the final judgment court will be just a formality. Today is the day to live as the apostles and disciples of Jesus lived: believing that He is the Messiah of Israel and faithfully obeying each of God’s commandments in the Old Testament , they were circumcised, kept the beard, observed the Sabbath… and all the other commandments. 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)
The faithful servant does not make decisions based on what he thinks is right, but on what the Lord commanded through the prophets and Jesus. He discards his own understanding and accepts the Law of God without questioning, because he recognizes that, even when something seems right, his mind is fallible, but the Creator is perfect in everything. The gentiles whom the Father sends to the Son for forgiveness and salvation have this attitude. Even if the majority ignore the laws of God revealed in the Old Testament, he chooses to go against the tide and obey the Father’s laws with all his strength. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority just because they are many. The end has already come! Obey while you are alive. | “You have commanded your precepts, that we should keep them diligently.” (Psalm 119:4)
If the doctrine of “unmerited favor” were true, none of God’s commandments would make sense: why would God require anything from us if, for Him, obedience made no difference at all? This teaching common in churches has no support in the Old Testament, and even less in the words of Jesus in the Gospels. Worthiness is something for God to decide, for He searches hearts and knows the motivation of each one. Our part is to seek to obey all of God’s laws. If we do this with dedication, the Lord will see our effort, bless us, and lead us to Jesus for forgiveness and salvation. Do not follow the majority just because they are many. Obey the laws of the Lord while you are alive. | “Do not add to or take away anything from the commandments I give you. Simply obey the commandments of the Lord your God.” (Deuteronomy 4:2)
When the Great Judge sits and the truth comes to light, millions of Christians will understand too late that trusting their leaders was fatal. They had the Scriptures, knew the Father’s commands, but preferred the easy way, accepting the false doctrine of “unmerited favor” as a license to ignore the powerful and eternal Law of God. The weeping will be great, but there will be no review of the sentence. In none of the four gospels did Jesus present a plan of salvation for gentiles without obedience. For years, He trained apostles and disciples to obey God in everything. Jews or gentiles, we have to keep the Sabbath, circumcision, forbidden meats, tzitzits, the beard, and all the other statutes of the Lord. Salvation is individual; obey while you are alive. | “The assembly shall have the same laws, which will apply both to you and to the gentile who lives with you; this is a perpetual decree.” (Numbers 15:15)
Never in the history of the human race has anything like this happened. The gentiles claim to worship the God of the Scriptures, but do not even bother to hide that they do not obey His laws. And they go further: if someone decides to follow the Father’s laws, they are accused of rejecting the Son and, therefore, are considered condemned. As if Jesus had died to save the rebels. Do not fall for this deception! The Father only sends to the Son the gentiles who follow the same laws given 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 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. | “All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.” (John 6:37)
Jesus mentioned specific sins, such as adultery, murder, and hatred, in the Sermon on the Mount to show that He did not come to abolish the laws that His Father gave to the prophets of Israel. If the holy and eternal Law could simply be canceled, Jesus would not have needed to come, for sin would not exist. Jesus came and died for the sins of those who truly love God and prove that love by striving, with effort and faith, to follow all the laws He gave to the chosen nation with the eternal covenant of circumcision. For the gentile who consciously rejects these laws, there is no forgiveness or salvation. We are at the end, 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)
