I

Concerning how people seek and how people approach God,

people’s attitudes are of primary importance.

Don’t neglect God like He is just a bunch of empty air

floating around in the back of your head;

always think of the God you believe in as a living God, a real God.

He is not sitting around up there in the third heaven with nothing to do.

Rather, He is constantly looking into everyone’s heart,

observing what you are up to, watching your every little word and deed,

watching how you behave and seeing what your attitude toward Him is.

II

Whether you are willing to give yourself to God or not,

all of your behavior and your innermost thoughts and ideas

are laid bare before Him and being scrutinized by Him.

Due to your behavior, due to your deeds, and due to your attitude toward Him,

God’s opinion of you and His attitude toward you are constantly changing.

God is righteous in His treatment of each and every person,

in His treatment of each and every person,

and He is earnest in His approach to the work of conquering and saving people.

This is His management.

III

He treats every single person seriously, and not like a pet to play with.

He treats every single person seriously, and not like a pet to play with.

God’s love for humans is not the pampering,

not the pampering or spoiling kind,

nor are His mercy and tolerance toward humankind indulgent or unmindful.

On the contrary, God’s love for humans involves cherishing,

pitying, and respecting life;

His mercy and tolerance convey His expectations,

convey His expectations of them,

and are what humanity needs to survive.

IV

God is alive, and God actually exists;

His attitude toward humankind is principled,

not at all a pack of dogmatic rules, and it can change.

His intentions for humanity are gradually changing and transforming with time,

depending on circumstances as they arise,

and along with the attitude of each and every person.

Therefore, you should know in your heart with absolute clarity

that the essence of God is immutable,

and that His disposition will issue forth

at different times and in different contexts,

His disposition will issue forth

at different times and in different contexts.

from The Word, Vol. 2. On Knowing God. How to Know God’s Disposition and the Results His Work Shall Achieve