Many claim to know God, but true knowledge only happens when the soul decides to obey each of His powerful commandments, exactly as He ordered through His prophets in the Old Testament and by Jesus in the four gospels. It is in daily, sincere, and complete obedience that the heart draws near to the Creator, and it is on this narrow path that intimacy, blessings, and, in the end, salvation arise. Without obedience, no one knows God, they only have an idea about Him. The apostles and disciples of Christ lived in total obedience to the wonderful Law of God and so must we. Do not follow the majority, obey while you are 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
Believing in Jesus is not just accepting that He really existed 2,000 years ago in Israel, but living as He lived and as He taught His apostles and disciples, men who learned everything directly from His lips, and not from mere human beings who appeared on the scene years after Jesus returned to heaven. True faith follows the example of the Master: obeys the same laws He obeyed, rejects human doctrines, and stands only on the commandments of the Father revealed in the Old Testament and in the four gospels. Whoever says he believes in Jesus but does not live as Jesus and His apostles lived is only deceiving himself. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority, obey while you are alive. | Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord! will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven (Matthew 7:21)
The greatest joy for us gentiles is when we finally discover the powerful Law of God, the Law of our wonderful, kind, and merciful Creator, revealed in the Old Testament and confirmed in the four Gospels. Hidden within it are the secrets of true peace, blessings, and communion with the Most High. Since Jesus returned to the Father, the devil has worked hard to hide this inexhaustible source of life, spreading lies so that gentiles remain blind and distant from obedience. But those whom the Lord awakens to the truth find in His Law the path of wisdom and salvation. Do not follow the majority, obey while you are alive. | “What does the Lord require of you, but to fear the Lord, to walk in all His ways, and to obey His commandments for your own good?” (Deuteronomy 10:12-13)
The Scriptures make it clear: the man who loves God and is faithful to all His laws, even facing opposition and difficulties, is the one who truly pleases the Lord. This is the man whom the Father blesses, protects, and leads to Jesus for forgiveness and salvation. But what is taught to gentiles today is the opposite of the truth. They try to convince us that it is when we do not deserve it, when we live in disobedience to the Lord’s laws, that we are saved, as if salvation came from rebellion. This is the serpent’s lie, not the gospel of Christ. Jesus never taught a doctrine of disobedience. The Father only sends to the Son those who follow His laws. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority, obey while you are alive. | Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord! will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven (Matthew 7:21)
The Christian who looks for excuses not to obey God’s commandments is deceiving himself by thinking he is guided by the Lord. The Holy Spirit does not lead anyone to disobedience, but rather reminds us of what Jesus has already taught. And the Master was clear: He lived and taught total faithfulness to the Law of the Father. The apostles and disciples, who heard Him every day, obeyed every commandment revealed in the Old Testament. So it must be with us as well. Only those who walk the same path of obedience are guided by God. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority, 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 [Old Testament].” (John 17:6)
Millions of Christians recognize that there is power in the name of Jesus, but do not benefit from this power because they live in disobedience to the powerful Law of the Father of Jesus. The truth is that there is no real relationship with the Son unless the soul is first sent by the Father, and Christ Himself affirmed that His true family is composed only of those who obey the will of the Most High. Any gentile can become intimate with Jesus by faithfully keeping all the commandments revealed by the prophets who came before the Messiah and by the Messiah Himself. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority, 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).
In practice, there is no difference between the individual who openly rejects God the Father and Jesus and the one who claims to accept them but refuses to obey Their powerful laws revealed in the Old Testament and in the four gospels. Both are headed for eternal death, the only difference is that the first is at least honest with himself. The second lives a dangerous illusion, believing that words can substitute for obedience. But the Father will never send to the Son a soul that despises His commandments. It was through obedience that the prophets pleased God, it was through obedience that the apostles followed Christ, and it will be through obedience that any gentile will be received into the Kingdom. Do not follow the majority, 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 [Old Testament].” (John 17:6)
During His days on earth, Jesus was impressed by the faith of some gentiles, but even so never called them to follow Him. He made it clear that He did not come into the world to lead the gentiles, but to be the perfect and eternal sacrifice for the sins of His people, Israel. This does not mean that God does not save gentiles, but rather that the salvation of all souls stems from the covenant of faithfulness He made with Abraham. The gentile who wishes to be saved by Christ needs to follow the same laws that the Father gave to the chosen nation for His honor and glory. The Father observes his faith and courage, despite the challenges, pours out His love upon him, unites him with Israel, and leads him to Jesus. This is the plan of salvation that makes sense, because it is true. | “Jesus sent out the Twelve with the following instructions: Do not go among the gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans; but rather to the lost sheep of the people of Israel.” (Matthew 10:5–6)
King Uzziah knew God’s Law very well; he knew that only the priests could burn incense, but he ignored the Lord and received the due punishment. Millions of Christians have preferred to listen to their leaders and ignore the powerful and eternal commandments of the Most High, which were given to us by the prophets. Just like Uzziah, their punishment at the Final Judgment is certain. Do not follow leaders; follow Jesus, who trained His apostles to obey the Law strictly. They all obeyed the Sabbath, circumcision, forbidden meats, the use of tzitzits, the beard, and all the other statutes of the Lord. The Blood of the Lamb does not cover rebels; obey while you are alive. | “You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently.” (Psalm 119:4)
The defenders of the doctrine of “unmerited favor” claim that people can obey God, but not to attain salvation, for if obedience is with the purpose of being saved, they would be trying to ”earn” salvation, which, according to them, is ”rejecting Christ” and leads to hell. But why would anyone die to this world, not steal, not commit adultery, turn the other cheek, and follow all the orders of the Father and the Son, if all the while he must remember that none of this contributes to his salvation? And for what reason would the Lord give us these commandments? Jesus never taught such nonsense. No one will ascend without seeking to follow the same laws given to Israel, laws that Jesus Himself and His apostles followed. Do not follow the majority just because they are many. | “Here is the perseverance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.” (Revelation 14:12)
