So that no one would have an excuse at the final judgment, saying “I can’t,” Jesus lived and taught His apostles and disciples to faithfully obey every one of the commandments the Father revealed in the Old Testament. Not a single order from the Father was ignored by Jesus or by those who followed Him. All of them kept the beard as commanded, observed the Sabbath, did not eat unclean meats, were circumcised, wore the tzitzit, and fulfilled all the other commandments. And if the apostles and disciples, simple and flawed men like us, managed to obey God’s powerful Law, we Gentiles can too, we are neither better nor worse than they were. 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 fast to my covenant, I will also bring him to my holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
The church environment is extremely hostile for the gentile who decides to obey the laws that God gave to Israel, the people He set apart for Himself. This gentile becomes a pioneer in a strange land, for almost no one around him follows the narrow path of obedience. But in heaven, God the Father and Jesus consider him great, because his faith and courage are also great. While many prefer the approval of men, he seeks to please the Creator, despite the obstacles. Therefore, protection and blessings continually accompany him, the Father honors those who honor His Law. 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 in Jesus.” (Revelation 14:12)
There is a great deception in the churches: thinking that the biblical promises are for everyone, regardless of the life they lead. They ignore God’s powerful and eternal Law revealed to the prophets in the Old Testament, but continue quoting the promises of deliverance and prosperity from the same books. God never spoke this way. He has always blessed those who honor Him. It is obedience that opens the door to blessings and leads to the Lamb. Jesus trained apostles and disciples in obedience to the Father and, like them, Jew or Gentile, we must keep the Sabbath, circumcision, forbidden meats, tzitzits, the beard, and all the other statutes of the Lord to inherit eternal life. Salvation is individual; obey while you are alive. | “Oh, that their hearts would always be inclined to fear me and to keep all my commandments. Then it would go well with them and their children forever!” (Deuteronomy 5:29)
The key to solving all of life’s problems is to see each situation as it really is: a physical challenge that requires a spiritual intervention. God is spirit and we are primarily physical, therefore, the instructions He gave us to receive healing, peace, direction, protection, and salvation are also physical: His powerful commandments. When we obey each law revealed by the prophets before the Messiah and by the Messiah Himself, our physical life touches the spiritual world where the answers we seek are found. It is obedience that opens doors, that moves the heart of the Father, and that connects us to divine help. Salvation is individual. Obey while you are still alive. | “If only they had such a heart as this always, to fear me and to keep all my commandments, so that it might go well with them and with their descendants forever!” (Deuteronomy 5:29)
The promise of forgiveness and salvation has always been for all peoples: Gentiles have always been able to join Israel, the chosen people, through obedience to God’s Law. Access to the Lamb has always been the same since Eden: believe and obey, because the Blood does not cover those who ignore the powerful Law of the Most High, whether Jew or Gentile. The apostles and disciples followed the teachings of Jesus and obeyed all the commandments: Sabbath, unclean meats, circumcision, beard, tzitzits, and everything God gave to the prophets, without turning to the left or to the right. Do not follow the teachings of men; follow Jesus. Obey while you are still alive and be blessed. | “The assembly must have the same laws for you and for the foreigner living among you; this is a lasting ordinance.” (Numbers 15:15)
The battle between the forces of evil and the heavenly hosts has always revolved around obedience to the laws of God. This spiritual war began in Heaven, passed through Eden, continued in Canaan, and now focuses on the gentiles scattered throughout the world. The location has changed, but Satan’s goal is the same: to convince creatures not to obey the laws of the Creator. To achieve this goal, a false religion was created for the gentiles; a religion with traces of the teachings of Jesus, but, of course, without the need to obey the laws of God for salvation. 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. | The gentile who joins himself to the Lord, to serve Him, thus becoming His servant… and who remains firm in my covenant, I will also bring them to my holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
The common understanding that the Old Testament is for the Jews and the New for the Gentiles does not have a drop of support in the words of Jesus. Nowhere, in the four gospels, did Christ suggest that He would create a new religion for the Gentiles, different from the one that existed since the creation of the world. This was yet another tactic of the serpent to lead human beings to disobey the commandments that God gave to His chosen people. Whoever consciously disobeys God’s holy commandments is not sent to the Lamb and does not have their sins forgiven. Do not follow the majority, follow Jesus. 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)
The only way to come to Jesus is through the Father of Jesus, and the only way to come to the Father is by joining the people He chose for Himself with an eternal covenant. Like it or not, God did not choose many peoples, but only one: Israel. This is the only true divine process to attain salvation, for, as Jesus made clear, salvation is from the Jews. Trying to circumvent the process established by the Father to access the Son is useless. Salvation is individual. No gentile 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 because they are many. The end has already come! Obey while you are alive. | The gentile who joins himself to the Lord, to serve Him, thus becoming His servant… and who remains firm in my covenant, I will also bring them to my holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
The Law is not the door to heaven, but it reveals who fears God enough to go to heaven. The door is Jesus, the Lamb of God, and only His Blood purifies sins. However, the Blood does not cover souls who know but refuse to obey God’s powerful and eternal Law. From the days of the tabernacle to the cross, the principle is clear: the Father leads to the Lamb those who please Him, and He is pleased with the Jew or Gentile who seeks to follow His holy commandments. Jesus taught obedience to the apostles and, 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. | “That is why I said to you that no one can come to me unless it is granted by the Father.” (John 6:65)
The gentile who truly believes in Jesus must be willing to live exactly as He and His apostles lived, so that his faith results in blessings and salvation. Jesus made it clear, both by words and by example, that saying you love God without faithfully obeying all His commandments is useless. The gentile who seeks salvation in Christ must follow the same laws that the Father gave to the chosen nation for His honor and glory. The Father recognizes the faith and courage of this gentile, even in the face of difficulties. He pours out His love upon him, unites him to Israel, and leads him to the Son for forgiveness and salvation. Do not be deceived by the majority, just because they are many. The end has already come. | “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)
