Originally Posted by Repentance
Yes if we believe in God, the divine unity of God and the last day that is itself enough.
“Surely, those who believe,those who are the Jews and the Sabians and the Christians – whosoever believed in God and the Last Day, and worked righteousness, on them shall be no fear,nor shall they grieve.” [al-Maa’idah 5:69]
I hope you see our differences. It doesn't mean you must agree with the position of the soteriology but if you cannot see the difference you have a problem.
In trusting that Yeshua is God I believe that the righteousness of God has been imputed to me by grace thru faith. This is different than your interpetation of Gentile salvation. According to Paul the very righteousness of God can be attained by us apart from works. We get this righteousness by trusting the promise of God who gave His Son as the propitiation for our sin. The Torah was given to show the Jews that the righteousness required to enter the kingdom of heaven is outside of their reach, it cannot be earned by works.
The Gentiles died without hope during that period of time when Israel had the Law and were observing the provisions of that Law in the Temple. The Law of Moses failed to produce the kind of righteousness demanded by the Creator of everything. Moses said that there would come one who men would have turn to who was not like him, that one is Yeshua and unlike the giver of the Law, Yeshua gave His own life as a once and for all sacrifice for sin.
Here is what Paul says:
But now apart from the law a righteousness of God hath been manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ unto all them that believe; for there is no distinction; for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God; being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: whom God set forth to be a propitiation, through faith, in his blood, to show his righteousness because of the passing over of the sins done aforetime, in the forbearance of God; for the showing, I say, of his righteousness at this present season: that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him that hath faith in Jesus. Where then is the glorying? It is excluded. By what manner of law? of works? Nay: but by a law of faith. We reckon therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law. Or is God the God of Jews only? is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yea, of Gentiles also: if so be that God is one, and he shall justify the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through faith. (*Romans *3:*21-30 ASV)