801 Man Can Only Come to Love God by Knowing God
Verse 1
Knowing God is to be achieved
at the conclusion of God’s work;
it is the last requirement
God makes of mankind.
The reason why He does this
is for the sake of His final testimony.
It is in order that man may finally turn to Him
that He does this work.
Pre-chorus 1
Only by knowing God can man have true faith,
only by knowing God can he truly fear and obey God.
Those who do not know God will never arrive
at true obedience and reverence of God.
Chorus
Man can only come to love God by knowing God.
And no matter how he seeks or what he seeks to gain,
he must be able to achieve the knowledge of God.
Man can satisfy the heart of God in this way, God in this way.
Verse 2
Knowing God includes
knowing His disposition,
understanding His will
and knowing what He is.
Yet whichever aspect one comes to know
he must pay a price,
he must have the will to obey,
or he could not follow to the end.
Pre-chorus 2
The work of God is too incompatible
with the notions of man.
It’s hard for man to know what God is
and all that He does and says.
If man wishes to follow God yet is unwilling to obey Him,
then he will have gained nothing, no, nothing.
Chorus
Man can only come to love God by knowing God.
And no matter how he seeks or what he seeks to gain,
he must be able to achieve the knowledge of God.
Man can satisfy the heart of God in this way, God in this way.
Adapted from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. Only Those Who Know God Can Bear Testimony to God