I

The scene described in the Bible "God's Command to Adam"

is a moving and heartwarming picture.

Although there is only God and man in it,

the intimacy between them fills you with a sense of admiration.

II

God's overflowing love is freely bestowed upon man and surrounds man;

man is innocent and pure, unencumbered and carefree,

blissfully living under God's eye;

God shows concern for man,

while man lives under God's protection and blessing;

every single thing man does and says

is closely linked to and inseparable from God.

III

God has felt a responsibility toward man since the moment He created him.

What is His responsibility?

He has to protect man, to look after man.

He hopes man can trust and obey His words,

This is also the first expectation of God to man.

This is also the first expectation of God to man.

IV

It is with this expectation that God says the following:

"Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat:

But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,

you shall not eat of it:

for in the day that you eat thereof you shall surely die."

These simple words represent God's intention.

They also reveal that, in His heart,

God has begun to show concern for man.

V

In these few simple words, we see God's heart.

Is there love in God's heart? Is there concern?

God's love and concern can not only be appreciated,

but also intimately felt.

As a person with a conscience and humanity,

you would feel warmth, you would feel cared for and loved,

and you would feel happiness, you would feel happiness.

VI

When you feel these things, how will you act toward God?

Would you feel attached to God?

Would you love and respect God from your heart?

Would your heart grow closer to God?

You can see from this just how important God's love is to man.

But what is even more crucial

is man's appreciation for and comprehension of God's love.

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