The Gentile who trusts their salvation in the non-biblical expression “unmerited favor,” which Jesus never used or taught, will have a bitter surprise at the final judgment. If God were really seeking to save those who do not deserve it, then the whole world would go to heaven, because, according to this doctrine, no one deserves it. But as for the righteous, those who seek to be faithful to God’s laws to be saved—people like Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Joseph, Mary, John the Baptist, and the apostles—these would be thrown into the lake of fire. Flee from this heresy! We are saved by pleasing the Father and being sent to the Son. The Father is pleased with the Gentile who follows the same laws given to the nation set apart for His honor and glory, laws that Jesus and His apostles followed. | “Blessed are those who hear the word of God [Old Testament] and obey it.” Luke 11:28
It is simply incredible that millions of people in churches believe that what God wants from them is to live in declared disobedience to His laws given to His prophets in the Old Testament. By the way they live, they understand that it is the disobedient who benefit from the sacrifice of the cross. Nothing in Jesus’ words suggests that the holy and eternal laws of His Father were given to be ignored. However, as absurd as it may seem, this is the inevitable result of accepting the false doctrine of “unmerited favor.” Salvation is individual. No Gentile will be taken to heaven without seeking to follow the same laws that Jesus and His apostles followed. Do not follow the majority just because they are many. Obey while you are alive. | “Here is the perseverance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.” Revelation 14:12
The serpent has only one mission on earth, and it is determined to pursue it to the end: to lead every human being to disobey God. Unfortunately, millions of souls have already fallen into its trap, living in open disobedience to God’s laws, revealed to the prophets and to Jesus, based on the false doctrine of “unmerited favor.” They delude themselves, believing that they are pleasing God and that they will ascend with Christ. Jesus never taught this absurdity. 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 a perpetual covenant. God does not send declared disobedients 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
If anyone begins to teach something that invalidates God’s holy and eternal Law, we must stop listening to them immediately. At that very moment, that person reveals themselves to be the same voice that convinced Eve that nothing bad would happen if she disobeyed God. The serpent is determined in its mission to make every child of Adam disobey the Lord. After Eden, its greatest success was the creation of the doctrine of “unmerited favor,” on which millions rely to live in open disobedience to God’s laws, believing that they will still ascend with Jesus. God does not send the disobedient to His Son, but only the soul that is willing to follow the same laws given to Israel, the nation He chose for Himself. | “Here is the perseverance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.” Revelation 14:12
All writings that emerged after Jesus’ ascension, whether inside or outside the Bible, should be considered auxiliary and secondary, as there are no prophecies about the arrival of any man with the mission to teach us something that Jesus did not teach. Any doctrine that is not in line with Jesus’ words in the four Gospels must be rejected as false, regardless of its origin, duration, or popularity. The doctrine of “unmerited favor” has no basis in Jesus’ words and is therefore false. What Jesus taught is that the Father 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 a perpetual covenant, laws that Jesus and His apostles followed. | “Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the Lord your God.” Deuteronomy 4:2
We know that neither in the Old Testament nor in Jesus’ words in the four Gospels is there any support for the idea that God’s plan of salvation is to save those who are consciously disobedient, those who do not deserve to be saved, as the doctrine of “unmerited favor” teaches. The reason many Gentiles gladly accept this false doctrine is that it creates the illusion that they do not need to worry about God’s laws to achieve eternal life. They follow their routines, not realizing that this is a trap of the serpent and a test from God. Therefore, Jesus warned us that few find the narrow gate. Do not follow the majority just because they are many! Obey while you are alive! | “You have commanded your precepts, that we should keep them diligently.” Psalms 119:4
God does not show favoritism to people, whether Jews or Gentiles; we all must walk the same path of obedience if we want to ascend. In His wisdom, God chose the nation of Israel as the means through which all who desire can have access to His laws, the forgiveness of sins, and salvation. With the judgment and innocent death of Jesus, the Messiah, the symbolism of the sacrificial system was fulfilled. However, this does not change our obligation to follow the same laws given to the prophets in the Old Testament. As it has always been, only those who seek with all their heart to obey God’s laws benefit from the blood of the Lamb for the forgiveness of sins. The Father does not send the disobedient to the 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
There are no prophecies in the Old Testament or the Gospels about sending any man after Jesus with the authority to create new doctrines for the Gentiles. The writings that came after Jesus returned to the Father, whether inside or outside the Bible, were written by men and for men. This means that any doctrine based on these writings must be aligned with God’s revelations to the Old Testament prophets and with what Jesus taught us in the Gospels. If it is not, then the doctrine is false, no matter how old or popular it may be. It is a trap of the serpent and a test from God to check our fidelity to His holy and eternal Law. The Father does not send rebels to the Son. | “You have commanded your precepts, that we should keep them diligently.” Psalms 119:4
The expression “unmerited favor” is not found in the Scriptures, and Jesus Himself, in the four Gospels, never taught anything close to this concept. Although this doctrine is popular in many churches, the sad reality is that it does not come from God but was fabricated shortly after Christ’s ascension to justify the false belief that Jesus will save the millions of Gentiles who openly disobey the laws that God gave to the nation set apart for His honor and glory. Salvation is individual. No Gentile will ascend without seeking to follow the same laws given to Israel, laws that Jesus and His apostles followed. Do not follow the majority just because they are many. Obey while you are alive. | “I have revealed your name to the men 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.
There is a significant difference between God’s Israel and rabbinic Judaism. The rabbis created their own religion which, in addition to the Old Testament, considers other writings as sacred. Over the centuries, they also added their doctrines and traditions. God’s Israel, on the other hand, is composed of Jews and Gentiles faithful to the eternal covenant of circumcision established with Abraham and to the laws given to the chosen people. When giving His laws to Moses, God emphasized that everyone, including Gentiles, should follow them. Any Gentile can join God’s Israel by following the same laws given to Israel. The Father observes their faith and courage, unites them with Israel, and leads them to the Son for forgiveness and salvation. Jesus is the Messiah promised to Israel for the forgiveness of sins. | “The assembly must have the same laws, which shall apply to both you and the foreigner residing among you; this is a perpetual decree.” (Numbers 15:15)
