344 Whoever Measures God With Notions Resists Him
Verse 1
Your opposition to God
and obstruction of the Spirit’s work
is because of your notions
and inborn arrogance.
It’s not because God’s work is wrong,
but because you’re disobedient.
Verse 2
Some men believe in God and still
can’t say where man came from.
Still these men dare to judge
the Holy Spirit’s work,
lecturing apostles
who have the Spirit’s new work.
Pre-chorus
Their humanity is low,
no sense remains in them.
Won’t they be cast out by God’s work
and meet the fires of hell?
They don’t know God’s work,
but criticize it still, trying to instruct Him.
How can these men ever know God?
Chorus
If your notions stay unchanged,
they’ll always be against God.
You’ll always be apart and not
compatible with Him.
Verse 3
Through your old nature and morals,
your humanity and character,
through your notions, you resist God.
The more these degrade,
the more you become God’s enemy.
Verse 4
Those with strong notions
and self-righteous dispositions,
they are even more
the enemies of God incarnate.
Such people are the antichrists.
Chorus
If your notions stay unchanged,
they’ll always be against God.
You’ll always be apart and not
compatible with Him.
Bridge
Man comes to know God through seeking,
experiencing, not criticizing.
The more they know God,
the less they oppose Him.
Chorus
If your notions stay unchanged,
they’ll always be against God.
You’ll always be apart and not
compatible with Him.
Adapted from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. Knowing the Three Stages of God’s Work Is the Path to Knowing God