I

The images of the vague gods in people’s hearts

cannot be exposed, cast off, or completely expelled by words alone.

In doing so, ultimately it would still not be possible

to dispel these deep-rooted things from people.

Only by replacing these vague and supernatural things

with the practical God and the true image of God,

and making people gradually know them,

can the due effect be achieved, can the due effect be achieved.

Man recognizes that the god whom he sought in times past

is vague and supernatural.

What can achieve this effect is not the direct leadership of the Spirit,

much less the teachings of a certain individual,

but the incarnate God, the incarnate God.

II

The notions of man are laid bare

when the incarnate God officially does His work,

because the normality and practicality of the incarnate God

is the antithesis of the vague and supernatural god

in man’s imagination, in man’s imagination.

Without the comparison to the incarnate God,

the notions of man could not be revealed;

in other words, without practicality as a foil,

the vague things could not be revealed.

No one is capable of using words to do this work,

and no one is capable of articulating this work using words.

No one is capable of using words to do this work,

and no one is capable of articulating this work using words.

III

Only God Himself can do His own work,

and no one else can do this work on His behalf.

No matter how rich man’s language is,

he is unable to articulate the practicality and normality of God.

Man can only know God more practically,

and can only see Him more clearly, if God personally works among man

and completely shows forth His image and His being.

This effect cannot be achieved by any human being of flesh,

cannot be achieved by any human being of flesh.

Of course, God’s Spirit is also incapable of,

incapable of achieving this effect.

from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. Corrupt Mankind Is More in Need of the Salvation of the Incarnate God