I

Though mankind has been subjected to the oppression of Satan,

and is no longer Adam and Eve created in the beginning,

but instead is full of things that are antagonistic to God,

such as knowledge, imagination, notions, and so on,

and full of the corrupt satanic disposition,

in the eyes of God,

mankind is still the same mankind that He created.

Mankind is still ruled and orchestrated by God,

and still lives within the course set out by God,

and so in the eyes of God, mankind, who has been corrupted by Satan,

is merely covered in grime, with a rumbling tummy,

with reactions that are a little slow,

a memory that isn’t as good as it was, and is slightly older—

but all the functions and instincts of man are completely undamaged.

This is the mankind that God intends to save.

But all the functions and instincts of man are completely undamaged.

This is the mankind that God intends to save.

II

This mankind has but to hear the call of the Creator,

has but to hear the call of the Creator,

and hear the voice of the Creator,

and he will stand up and rush to locate the source of this voice,

the source of this voice.

This mankind has but to see the figure of the Creator,

has but to see the figure of the Creator,

and he will become heedless of all else, and forsake everything,

in order to devote himself to God,

and will even lay down his life for Him.

When the heart of mankind understands the heartfelt words of the Creator,

mankind will reject Satan and come to the side of the Creator;

when mankind has completely washed the dirt from his body,

and has once more received the Creator’s provision and nourishment,

then the memory of mankind will be restored, the memory of mankind will be restored,

and at this time mankind will have truly returned

to the dominion of the Creator,

will have truly returned to the dominion of the Creator.

from The Word, Vol. 2. On Knowing God. God Himself, the Unique I