I

In Noah’s heart and his consciousness,

God’s existence was absolute and beyond the slightest doubt,

and thus his submission to God was unadulterated

and could stand the test, could stand the test.

His heart was pure and open toward God.

He did not need too much knowledge of doctrines to convince himself

to follow every word of God,

nor did he need a lot of facts to prove God’s existence

in order to be able to accept what God entrusted him with

and to be capable of doing whatever God had him do.

It is the true definition of precisely what a perfect man is in God’s eyes.

What God wants is people like Noah.

He’s the type of person God approves of

and is also precisely the kind of person God blesses.

II

People look at people from the outside,

while what God looks at is people’s hearts and their essence.

God does not allow anyone to have any half-heartedness or doubts toward Him,

nor does He permit people to suspect or test Him in any way.

Hence, even though the people of today are face to face with God’s word—

you could even say face to face with God—

due to something deep inside their hearts,

the existence of their corrupt essence,

and their hostile attitude toward Him, their hostile attitude toward Him,

people have been obstructed from having a true belief in God

and blocked from being submissive to Him.

Because of this, it is very difficult for them to obtain the same blessing

that God bestowed upon Noah.

from The Word, Vol. 2. On Knowing God. God’s Work, God’s Disposition, and God Himself I