To claim that any human being, inside or outside the Bible, has authority to alter or abolish God’s laws from the Old Testament is an affront to divine supremacy. Whoever believes this error is rejecting the immutability of the Voice of God. No created being has such authority, unless it were expressly given by God. But nowhere in the Old Testament or the Gospels do we find prophecies announcing men with this authority after the Messiah. In matters of salvation, we must be faithful only to what God revealed to us before Jesus and through Jesus Himself, so that we are not deceived by the serpent. Salvation is individual. Obey God’s Law while you are alive. | “Do not add to or subtract from the commands I am giving you. Simply obey the commands of the Lord your God.” (Deuteronomy 4:2)
Jesus stated that He only spoke what the Father commanded Him to speak, nothing more, nothing less. And if Jesus, being one with the Father, did not dare to teach anything different, where did the idea come from that, in the epistles, the apostles were allowed to create a plan of salvation for the Gentiles that even includes the cancellation of God’s laws? Something of this magnitude would require several detailed passages in the Old Testament and in the words of Jesus to prove that it comes from God! But there are none! Whoever wants to continue in this fatal error may continue, but the truth that saves is to believe and obey: believe that Jesus is the Messiah of Israel and obey the laws that God gave to Israel, laws that Jesus Himself and all the apostles followed. | “The word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day. For I have not spoken on my own authority; but the Father who sent me gave me a command as to what to say and how to speak.” (John 12:48-49)
Since Abraham was tested and approved by God, his people became God’s chosen nation on earth, confirmed by an eternal covenant and sealed by the sign of circumcision. This is not a topic for debate; it is a done and unchangeable fact, for God reminded Israel several times throughout history that the covenant is perpetual. The Gentile who desires blessings, deliverance, and salvation needs to join this people, for it is only through Israel that one has access to the Messiah. We join Israel by following the same laws that the Father gave to Israel. The Father is pleased with our faith, humility, and courage in the face of adversity and leads us to Jesus. This plan of salvation makes sense, for it is the true one. | The foreigner who joins himself to the Lord, to serve Him, thus becoming His servant… and who holds firmly to my covenant, I will also bring to my holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
The forgiveness of sins and salvation through the sacrifice of Jesus, the Lamb of God, are available to any individual anywhere in the world, but God established clear rules. He set apart a nation for His honor and glory, and only those who join this nation have access to the Savior. We join Israel when we begin to obey the same laws that God gave to His people. The Father sees our faith, even amid so much opposition, recognizes our obedience, pours out His blessings, and then sends us to the Son for forgiveness and eternal life. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority, obey while you are alive. | The foreigner who joins himself to the Lord, to serve Him, thus becoming His servant… and who holds firmly to my covenant, I will also bring to my holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
God is not desperate to save the Gentiles. In heaven, there is no shortage of souls. This inflated self-esteem we see in many churches comes from the serpent, who makes them believe that God desires them so much that He will receive them with open arms in heaven, even if they blatantly reject the laws He gave us in the Old Testament. The salvation of the Gentiles lies in following the same laws that the apostles and disciples of Jesus followed. There has been no change, and we are neither better nor worse than they were. The Father sees our faith and courage, despite the challenges we face. He pours out His love upon us, unites us with Israel, and leads us to the Son for forgiveness and salvation. This is the plan of salvation that makes sense, because it is true. | “You have commanded your precepts, that we should keep them diligently.” (Psalm 119:4)
From Genesis to Revelation, all the writers of the Bible were faithful to God’s laws. Without exception, they were all circumcised, kept the Sabbath, maintained their beards, wore the tzitzit, did not eat forbidden meats, and followed all the other commandments revealed in the Old Testament. At no time, in the Gospels, did Jesus present a different plan of salvation for the Gentiles. This never came from the lips of the Messiah, it came from the mouths of men who came later. It is time to wake up! The Father only sends to Jesus the Gentiles who follow the same laws He gave to the nation He set apart for Himself with an eternal covenant. Be faithful. Obey while you are alive. | The foreigner who joins himself to the Lord, to serve Him, thus becoming His servant… and who holds firmly to my covenant, I will also bring to my holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
God accepted Abel but rejected Cain for offering something different from what the Lord requires. This spirit of “I do it my way” dominates most churches. Leaders and members choose which of the Father’s commandments they will accept, treating God’s powerful and unchanging Law like a restaurant menu. The fact is, whether Jews or Gentiles, we only please God and obtain salvation in Christ if we live as Jesus and His apostles lived, obeying God to the letter: 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. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority, obey while you are alive. | “You have commanded your precepts, that we should keep them diligently.” (Psalm 119:4)
God never demands anything from us without first enabling us to fulfill what He asks. To say that no one can obey the laws the Lord revealed in the Old Testament is blasphemy disguised as humility. Whoever says this is, in fact, accusing the Almighty of being unjust, as if He asked something impossible of His children. But the Father is just in everything He commands. Those who claim it is impossible to obey have generally never even tried. The apostles and disciples, who heard directly from Jesus, faithfully obeyed all of God’s laws, and we must also obey. 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 the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven (Matthew 7:21)
The true plan of salvation, which is in total agreement with what God revealed through the prophets of the Old Testament and through Jesus in the Gospels, is simple and direct: seek to be faithful to the Father’s laws, and He will send you to the Son for the forgiveness of sins. In contrast, the plan of salvation based on the false doctrine of “unmerited favor” cannot resolve the difficulties and contradictions, even if it were detailed in a thousand books. Yet, this doctrine is loved by all, for it offers the illusion that it is possible to enjoy the pleasures of this world and still be received in heaven with smiles and hugs. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority just because they are many. The end has already come! Obey while you are alive. | “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.” (John 6:44)
In the words of Jesus recorded in the four gospels, there is no mention of a separate plan of salvation for the Gentiles. The way has always been the same for everyone: to believe in the Messiah sent by the Father and to obey the laws that God revealed to the nation He set apart for His honor and glory. Thus, any Gentile can indeed be sent to the Son for forgiveness and salvation, but only if they seek to follow the same laws given to Israel in the Old Testament. Any doctrine of salvation that did not come from the lips of Jesus does not come from the Father, but from the enemy, whose strategy since Eden has been to lead souls into disobedience. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority, obey while you are alive. | The foreigner who joins himself to the Lord, to serve Him, thus becoming His servant… and who holds firmly to my covenant, I will also bring to my holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
