The Law and the Noahide

However, converting to Judaism would not make the Gentile a better person. The Gentile is considered “righteous” by observing the seven Noahide laws.

1) Prohibition against idol worship
2) Prohibition against blasphemy
3) Prohibition against murder
4) Prohibition against adultery
5) Prohibition against theft
6) Prohibition against eating flesh torn from
     a live animal or drinking it's blood
7) Establishing a legal system

So the application of law is not the same for everyone. In the Mosaic law there are laws that apply only to women, others to men. Some laws only apply to Levites, and others to priests. When you live in the land there are laws that apply, that do not apply when you are not in the land. There are also laws that apply only when the Temple is standing. Likewise there are laws that apply to Jews (the Children of Israel) that do not apply to Gentiles.

The laws you are required to observe do not make you a better person. A male Levite living in Israel is not inherently a better person than a female Danite living in the diaspora. However, each person would have a different set of laws to follow. It is the same for a Gentile who is only required to observe the seven Noahide laws.

Chaim Clorfene and Yakov Rogalsky in “The Path of the Righteous Gentile” write:

By observing the Seven Noahide Commandments, a Gentile fulfills the purpose of his creation and receives a share of the World to Come, the blessed spiritual world of the righteous.

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