Fan Guoyi was an elder of a house church in China. In his over twenty years of service, he imitated Paul, sacrificing for the Lord and working hard. He firmly believed that he was doing the will of the heavenly Father by pursuing in this way and he would surely be raptured to the kingdom of heaven at the return of the Lord. However, when the endtime salvation of Almighty God came upon him, he clung to his notions, rejecting, resisting, and condemning it time and time again.... Later, after several debates with preachers from the Church of Almighty God, Fan Guoyi finally woke up. He truly understood the meaning of doing the will of the heavenly Father and the way of pursuing to be saved and enter the kingdom of heaven....At every thought of the past, the memories were stinging in his heart....
No One Was Aware of God’s Coming
1. No one was aware of God’s coming, and no one welcomed God’s coming; much less did anyone know what God was going to do, anyone know what God was going to do. Man lived his life as usual, a usual heart and usual days. God lived among us like an ordinary person, as the least of the followers, a common believer. He had his own pursuit, had his own goal, and even more had divinity that an ordinary man did not have. No one noticed the existence of his divinity, and no one perceived the difference between his substance and man’s.
2. We lived with him, without any restraint or fear, because in our eyes he was only a small believer. Our every act and move was in his eyes, and our thoughts and ideas were thoroughly exposed before him. No one had an interest in God’s existence, and no one had any imagination about the function he performed; much less did anyone have any doubt about his identity. We just continued our pursuit, seeming to have nothing to do with God….
from “Seeing God’s Appearing in God’s Judgment and Chastisement” in The Word Appears in the Flesh
How to Search for God’s Footsteps
1. Since we want to search for God’s footsteps, we have to search for God’s will, search for God’s word, and search for God’s utterance. This is because where there is God’s new word there is God’s voice, where there are God’s footsteps there are God’s, there are God’s deeds, where there is God’s expression there is God’s appearing, and where there is God’s appearing there exists, exists the truth, the way, and the life, the life.
2. When you search for God’s footsteps, you all neglect this word, “God is the truth, the way, and the life.” So, although many people have received the truth, they do not think that they have found God’s footsteps, much less acknowledge that it is God’s appearing. What a serious, serious mistake this is! God’s appearing cannot possibly fit man’s notions, much less can he possibly appear according to man’s requirements. In doing the work, God has his own choice, and his own plan, and even more has his own goal and his own way. Whatever work God does, he does not need to consult with man or ask for man’s suggestions, much less inform anyone of it. This is God’s disposition, this is God’s disposition and even more is what everyone should know.
3. If you want to see God’s appearing and want to follow God’s footsteps, you should first come out of your notions, come out of your notions, and do not demand that God work this way or that way, much less restrict God to your scope or to your notions. Rather, you should require yourselves as to how you should seek God’s footsteps, how you should accept God’s appearing, and how you should obey God’s new work. This is, this is what man should do. Because no man is the truth and no man has the truth, what man should do is to seek, seek, accept, and obey, because no man is the truth and no man has the truth, what man should do is to seek, accept, and obey.
from “God’s Appearing Has Brought the New Age” in The Word Appears in the Flesh
No One Was Aware of God’s Coming
1. No one was aware of God’s coming, and no one welcomed God’s coming; much less did anyone know what God was going to do, anyone know what God was going to do. Man lived his life as usual, a usual heart and usual days. God lived among us like an ordinary person, as the least of the followers, a common believer. He had his own pursuit, had his own goal, and even more had divinity that an ordinary man did not have. No one noticed the existence of his divinity, and no one perceived the difference between his substance and man’s.
2. We lived with him, without any restraint or fear, because in our eyes he was only a small believer. Our every act and move was in his eyes, and our thoughts and ideas were thoroughly exposed before him. No one had an interest in God’s existence, and no one had any imagination about the function he performed; much less did anyone have any doubt about his identity. We just continued our pursuit, seeming to have nothing to do with God….
from “Seeing God’s Appearing in God’s Judgment and Chastisement” in The Word Appears in the Flesh
How to Search for God’s Footsteps
1. Since we want to search for God’s footsteps, we have to search for God’s will, search for God’s word, and search for God’s utterance. This is because where there is God’s new word there is God’s voice, where there are God’s footsteps there are God’s, there are God’s deeds, where there is God’s expression there is God’s appearing, and where there is God’s appearing there exists, exists the truth, the way, and the life, the life.
2. When you search for God’s footsteps, you all neglect this word, “God is the truth, the way, and the life.” So, although many people have received the truth, they do not think that they have found God’s footsteps, much less acknowledge that it is God’s appearing. What a serious, serious mistake this is! God’s appearing cannot possibly fit man’s notions, much less can he possibly appear according to man’s requirements. In doing the work, God has his own choice, and his own plan, and even more has his own goal and his own way. Whatever work God does, he does not need to consult with man or ask for man’s suggestions, much less inform anyone of it. This is God’s disposition, this is God’s disposition and even more is what everyone should know.
3. If you want to see God’s appearing and want to follow God’s footsteps, you should first come out of your notions, come out of your notions, and do not demand that God work this way or that way, much less restrict God to your scope or to your notions. Rather, you should require yourselves as to how you should seek God’s footsteps, how you should accept God’s appearing, and how you should obey God’s new work. This is, this is what man should do. Because no man is the truth and no man has the truth, what man should do is to seek, seek, accept, and obey, because no man is the truth and no man has the truth, what man should do is to seek, accept, and obey.
from “God’s Appearing Has Brought the New Age” in The Word Appears in the Flesh