The idea that gentiles belong to the people of God simply because they use the name of God when they pray and sing is an illusion. Whenever the Old Testament or the words of Jesus refer to the people of God, the reference is clearly to Israel, the nation chosen by God through the eternal covenant of circumcision. The only way to become part of the people of God is by joining Israel, for God never called other nations His people. Any gentile can join Israel, as long as they follow the same laws that the Lord gave to Israel. The Father sees the faith and courage of this gentile; He pours out His love upon 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. | The foreigner who joins himself to the Lord, to serve Him, thus becoming His servant… and who holds fast to My covenant, I will also bring him to My holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
If there is something in common among God’s creatures, it is the ease with which the human heart is influenced to disobey the Creator. In Eden, it was easy for the serpent to convince Adam and Eve to disobey a single commandment. Today, the same is repeated in the popularity of the false doctrine of “unmerited favor.” Millions gladly accept this heresy, something with no support whatsoever in the words of Christ in the four gospels. Jesus and His apostles are the example of life, both for Jews and for gentiles. Like them, we must keep the commandment of the Sabbath, circumcision, forbidden meats, tzitzits, the beard, and all the other statutes of the Lord. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority, obey while you are alive. | “The assembly is to have the same laws for you and for the foreigner living among you; this is a lasting ordinance.” (Numbers 15:15)
The phrase “to obey the Law is to reject the sacrifice of Jesus” is demonic and a direct affront to the living God, the Father of Jesus and author of the Law itself. Whoever repeats this absurdity pretends to exalt the Messiah, but in reality despises the will of the Father because they do not want to give up the pleasures of the world, they prefer a Christ without demands, a faith without renunciation, a salvation without obedience. They use the name of Jesus as a shield to justify rebellion, but the Most High is not deceived. The Father sent the Son precisely to purify those who honor Him through obedience; never to reward those who reject His commandments. Salvation is individual. Obey while you are still alive. | “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God [Old Testament] and do it.” (Luke 8:21)
God’s promises are not for those who know what was promised; they are for the faithful. Many Christians ignore the commandments revealed in the Old Testament, but claim the promises as if disobedience had no consequence. God is not deceived. Whoever rejects the Law rejects God’s own process for His blessings and will not be brought to the Lamb for forgiveness and salvation. Jesus did not teach a gospel without obedience; He trained apostles and disciples to obey the Father. Jews or gentiles, we must live as they did, keeping the Sabbath, circumcision, forbidden meats, tzitzits, the beard, and all the other statutes of the Lord. Salvation is individual; obey while you are alive. | “Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep all my commands always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever!” (Deuteronomy 5:29)
Man cannot choose whether he is born rich or poor, dark or blond, healthy or sick, but the most important choice of all has been given to him: to decide his final destiny. Each soul can choose between obeying the powerful commandments that God revealed in the Old Testament and that Jesus and His apostles obeyed, or following the broad path of disobedience that leads to eternal death. The Father observes each one’s decisions and only sends to the Son those who choose faithfulness. 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)
Some use the behavior of the church after the ascension of Christ as justification to ignore clear commandments of the Most High, such as the Sabbath, circumcision, the beard, and the tzitzits, as if human rebellion had the authority to “update” God. But the Creator does not change and His Law does not change. Jesus lived in perfect faithfulness, and His apostles and disciples, taught by Him every day, followed exactly the same path. What happened years later does not define the plan of salvation; it only reveals how many allowed themselves to be deceived. The standard remains Christ. Salvation is individual. Obey while you are still alive. | “Whoever says, ‘I know him,’ but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him.” 1 John 2:2-5
In some churches they are teaching that we should abandon various laws of God because the early church supposedly did so after Jesus returned to the Father. How can anyone accept this argument? At what point did God instruct His people to copy the rebellion of ordinary men? The Most High gave us the Messiah as a model, not the wayward as a reference. And Jesus, along with the apostles and disciples who learned directly from Him, obeyed every commandment revealed in the Old Testament, without exception. We do not follow rebels; we follow Christ. Salvation is individual. Obey while you are still alive. | “Whoever says, ‘I know him,’ but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him.” 1 John 2:2-5
There is a huge difference between preaching about Jesus and preaching what Jesus preached. What He instructed in words and example, in the four gospels, is nothing like what many churches teach to the gentiles. Christ never even hinted that there is salvation for any human being, Jew or gentile, without obedience to the Father’s Law. The apostles and disciples, who learned directly from the Master, show us how Jesus wants us to live. They were faithful to the whole Law: the Sabbath, circumcision, forbidden meats, tzitzits, the beard, and all the other commandments. Salvation is individual; obey while you are alive. | The foreigner who joins himself to the Lord, to serve Him, thus becoming His servant… and who holds fast to My covenant, I will also bring him to My holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
Many forget that the story of the fall and restoration of the human race did not begin after the ascension of Christ, but started in Eden and passed through the prophets until it reached the Messiah. The plan of salvation taught to the gentiles in churches practically ignores all of God’s teachings through His prophets in the Old Testament and through Jesus in the Gospels. This very serious error is not by chance, but is part of the devil’s plan to achieve his eternal goal: to make human beings disobey God’s laws. By belittling the prophets, the serpent also belittled the Law given to the prophets. Make no mistake, no gentile is sent to Christ without seeking to follow the same laws given to Israel, laws that Jesus Himself and His apostles followed. | The foreigner who joins himself to the Lord, to serve Him, thus becoming His servant… and who holds fast to My covenant, I will also bring them to My holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
You have not yet experienced true peace and the blessings of God until the day you decide to obey His powerful Law revealed to the prophets in the Old Testament. This is the turning point, when obedience to the Lord becomes more valuable than the approval of people. Yes, this path may bring rejection, even from the church and family members, but it is also the path in which the Father is pleased and pours out His presence in a real and constant way. It is when He sees your faithfulness, even in the midst of rejection, that He unites you to Israel and sends you to the Son for forgiveness and salvation. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority, obey while you are alive. | “Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep all my commands always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever!” (Deuteronomy 5:29)
