I

The most basic requirement of man’s belief in God

is that he have an honest heart,

and that he fully devote himself, and truly submit.

What is hardest for man

is to provide his whole life in exchange for true belief,

through which he can gain the entire truth,

and fulfill his duty as a created being.

This is what’s unattainable by those who fail,

and it is even more unattainable by those who cannot find Christ,

by those who cannot find Christ.

II

Because man is not good at wholly devoting himself to God,

because man is not willing to perform his duty to the Creator,

because man has seen the truth but avoids it and walks his own path,

but avoids it and walks his own path,

because man always seeks by following the path of those who have failed,

because man always rebels against Heaven,

thus, man always fails,

is always taken in by Satan’s trickery, and is ensnared in his own net.

III

Because man does not know Christ,

because man is not adept at understanding and experiencing the truth,

because man is too worshipful of Paul,

is too worshipful of Paul and too covetous of heaven,

because man is always demanding that Christ obey him

and ordering God about, ordering God about,

thus those great figures and those who have experienced the world’s vicissitudes

are still mortal, and still die amid God’s chastisement,

are still mortal, and still die amid God’s chastisement.

from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. Success or Failure Depends on the Path That Man Walks