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Now it may appear that I've confounded myself. I have problems with the "Israel-only" understanding on one hand, and the Noahide understanding on the other. So what is left for a person like me, a non-Jew seeking to please the Almighty? Let's just look at how fundamental the problems on each side are.
The problem with the "Israel-only" view is fundamental. The attempt is made to show scripturally that the only way to have a relationship with Deity is to become an Israelite. It is said that not to do this is unfaithfulness to the Almighty and he won't accept you. But this notion is contradicted by scripture itself, whether one looks at the scriptural proofs given, or whether one looks at what the rest of scripture has to say about non-Jews. There is really no way around that problem. In other words, scripture deals a fatal blow to this belief.
The problem with the Noahide laws is actually only logical and not scriptural. If one were to actually look deeper at scripture concerning the proofs given for the existence of laws like these that were meant for the whole world, you would find that there is good evidence for this essential idea: that there is a standard by which Deity judges every human being. When I've studied what the Orthodox Jews and their Noahide (non-Jewish) friends have to say on the subject, they actually give good scriptural proofs that laws existed before Sinai. Looking at scripture, reading the words of the more open Karaites, and the Noahide movement, it becomes easier to develop a picture of laws that can and should be kept by non-Jews who are neither part of Israel, nor do they live there, and who don't mind remaining as non-Jews. By doing this, and especially studying scripture, one can see that although the Almighty has a special relationship with Israel, He still has a relationship with the rest of the nations of the world, and expectations for what they are supposed to do, even if they choose to ignore Him. Also the logical conclusion that can be derived from the way the history of the world is given also reinforces the fact that there is a way of righteousness and worship for the non-Jew.
Lets look at this body of scriptural and logical evidence with a heart to serve the Almighty and do what he says.
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