Hi, one of the features of the new covenant is for a kingdom and God will use that government to provide salvation for all the chosen ones, Isaiah 9:6-7. A gentile must believe and follow all the steps that lead us to obtaining salvation, Acts 10:34–35. The only free will or freedom comes with the desire to practice the one true religion, hopefully you chose the right one. When the Second Coming of Christ begins it will expose the true faith and those to wish to belong to it, 2 Thessalonians 2:6-12. Soon the truth will be revealed, and we won’t have to worry whether we are practicing the true faith or not. What passages in the Bible tell us that many were forced to worship a certain way?
John 9:22-23
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22-23 They said this in fear of the Jewish leaders who had announced that anyone saying Jesus was the Messiah would be excommunicated.
John 11:47-48
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47 Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened a council to discuss the situation.
“What are we going to do?” they asked each other. “For this man certainly does miracles. 48 If we let him alone the whole nation will follow him—and then the Roman army will come and kill us and take over the Jewish government.”
Acts 8:3
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3 Paul was like a wild man, going everywhere to devastate the believers, even entering private homes and dragging out men and women alike and jailing them.
