I

Many have followed God without hesitation to this day.

So, too, have you suffered much fatigue over the past several years.

The innate character and habits of people

God has grasped with crystal clarity;

interacting with people has been tremendously arduous.

The pity is that, though God has grasped much about you,

though God has grasped much about you,

you understand nothing of Him,

you understand nothing of Him.

You understand nothing of His disposition,

much less can you fathom what is in His mind.

Today, your misunderstandings about God are snowballing,

and your faith in Him remains a confused faith.

II

Instead of saying that you have faith in God,

it would be more apt to say that

you're all trying to curry favor with Him and toady up to Him.

Your motives are very simple: I'll follow whoever can reward me,

and I'll believe in whoever allows me to escape the great disasters,

whether he be God or any certain God—

that part is of no concern to me, of no concern to me.

There are many such people among you, and this state is very serious.

If, one day, there were a test

of how many among you had faith in Christ because of insight into His essence,

then it may be that not a single one of you would be satisfactory to Him.

III

It would not hurt for each of you to consider this question:

The God you believe in is vastly different from the practical God,

and this being so, what then is the essence of your faith in God?

What then is the essence of your faith in God?

The more you believe in your so-called God,

the further you stray from God, the further you stray from God.

What, then, is the essence of this issue?

What, then, is the essence of this issue?

It's certain that none of you has ever considered such a question,

but has the gravity of it occurred to you?

Have you given thought to the consequences

of continuing to believe in this way, to believe in this way?

from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. How to Know the God on Earth