{"id":1218,"date":"2021-07-29T20:00:23","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T03:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cag.clearthinking247.com\/?page_id=1218"},"modified":"2022-04-27T17:17:04","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T00:17:04","slug":"gods-third-person-perspective","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cag.clearthinking247.com\/en\/gods-third-person-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"God&#8217;s Third Person Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1218\" class=\"elementor elementor-1218\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14cf3a1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14cf3a1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64a6e64\" data-id=\"64a6e64\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-487b7c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"487b7c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">God's Third Person Perspective<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92c1bf5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92c1bf5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64af7b1\" data-id=\"64af7b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f7063f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f7063f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>The core beliefs of the CAG are documented in its own Bible \u201c<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>The Word Appears in the Flesh<\/em>,<\/span><\/strong>\u201d which the church claims that the texts were originated from the recorded spoken words of Almighty God, the second incarnated Christ. In reading \u201c<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>The Word Appears in the Flesh<\/em>,<\/span><\/strong>\u201d with the exception of the section that reveals the second incarnation of God was a <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>female<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/em>, the rest of books uses a third person pronoun such as <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>\u201cHe or Him\u201d<\/strong><\/span> as it refers to the second incarnation of God. Here is an example: &#8220;This time around, God comes to do work not in a spiritual body, but in a very ordinary one. Moreover, not only is it the body of God\u2019s second incarnation, it is also the body through which God returns to the flesh. It is a very ordinary flesh. You cannot see anything that makes <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Him<\/span><\/strong> stand out from others, but you can gain from <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Him<\/span><\/strong> previously unheard-of truths. This insignificant flesh is what embodies all the words of truth from God, undertakes God\u2019s work in the last days, and expresses the whole of God\u2019s disposition for man to understand. \u2026. <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">He<\/span> will tell you all these secrets\u2014secrets that no man has been able to tell you, and <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">He<\/span> will also tell you of the truths that you do not understand. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">He<\/span> is your gate into the kingdom, and your guide into the new age.<\/strong><\/span>&#8220;<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyspiritspeaks.org\/the-truth-of-incarnation-4\/?sw=god%27s%20second%20incarnation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Church of Almighty God, \u201cEssential Questions and Answers on the Gospel of the Kingdom (Selections)<\/a>,\u201d accessed March 15, 2021; <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/books\/reader?id=KFM_DwAAQBAJ&amp;pg=GBS.PT2780\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Appearance and Work of Christ of the Last Days<\/em><\/a>, Google e-book, accessed March 15, 2021, 2782.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fda8d28\" data-id=\"fda8d28\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc1430c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc1430c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e33faaf\" data-id=\"e33faaf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b502ae1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b502ae1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cag.clearthinking247.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20200529-WA0006-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-59\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cag.clearthinking247.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20200529-WA0006-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cag.clearthinking247.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20200529-WA0006-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cag.clearthinking247.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20200529-WA0006-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cag.clearthinking247.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20200529-WA0006-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cag.clearthinking247.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-20200529-WA0006.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8aebddf\" data-id=\"8aebddf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3606cc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3606cc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p>As noted in the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cag.clearthinking247.com\/written-word\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Doctrine of the Written Word<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/span>, in an effort to elevate \u201c<em>The Word Appears in the Flesh\u201d<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>as the only authoritative and divine texts of the last days, CAG has <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>downgraded the whole Christian Bible as outdated<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span> However, CAG still maintains that only Jehovah and Jesus\u2019 direct spoken words are the Word of God; and words spoken and texts written by others, are not the Word of God and not inspired by the Holy Spirit. Ironically, <em>The Word Appears in the Flesh<\/em>\u00a0though considered by CAG as the direct spoken words of God <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">does not always use the first-person pronoun \u201cI\u201d as God speaks<\/span><\/strong>. While a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">third person<\/span><\/strong><\/span> is narrating the works of Almighty God, CAG has changed <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">the third person female pronoun from \u201cshe\u201d to \u201che.<\/span><\/strong>\u201d Furthermore, <em>The Word Appears in the Flesh<\/em>\u00a0frequently uses <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">a third-person pronoun \u201cwe\u201d or \u201cour\u201d<\/span><\/strong> to describe Almighty God\u2019s works and ministries. <span style=\"color: #800080;\">By employing CAG\u2019s own method of judging the Bible, all words not directly spoken by Almighty God in the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>third person&#8217;s<\/strong><\/span> perspective <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">should not be accepted as God\u2019s Holy words but a third party\u2019s opinions.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f81fed\" data-id=\"8f81fed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58d2d2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"58d2d2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cag.clearthinking247.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_0004.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-181\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cag.clearthinking247.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_0004.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.cag.clearthinking247.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_0004-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cag.clearthinking247.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_0004-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c9a9a16 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c9a9a16\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7653e22\" data-id=\"7653e22\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c5a854\" data-id=\"1c5a854\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39d29e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39d29e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>In the Introduction section of the <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em>The Word Appears in the Flesh<\/em><\/span>, an unidentified person, probably the editor Zhao, introduces the structure of CAG\u2019s Holy scripture and explains why Almighty God speaks with different methods and from a third person perspective: &#8220;<strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">God employs multiple methods and perspectives\u2026. He uses satire, and sometimes He uses the method of direct provision and teaching\u2026 He uses examples, and sometimes He uses harsh rebukes. Overall, there are all kinds of different methods, the goal of which is to cater to people\u2019s various states and tastes. The perspective from which He speaks changes with the different methods and content of His utterances\u2026. Sometimes He says \u201cI\u201d or \u201cMe\u201d; that is, He speaks to people from the perspective of God Himself.<\/span><\/strong> Sometimes He speaks from the third person, saying \u201cGod\u201d is this or that, and there are other times when He speaks from the perspective of a human being. <strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">No matter what perspective He speaks from<\/span><\/strong>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\"><strong><em>His essence does not change<\/em><\/strong><\/span>, <strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">for no matter how He speaks, everything He expresses is<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\"><strong><em>the essence of God Himself<\/em><\/strong><\/span>\u2014it is all the truth, and it is what mankind needs.&#8221;<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[2]<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[2]<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyspiritspeaks.org\/introduction-3\/#sw=God%20employs%20multiple%20methods%20and%20perspectives%20in%20these%20four%20sections.%20For%20example,%20sometimes%20He%20uses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Church of Almighty God, <em>The Word Appears in the Flesh,<\/em> \u201cIntroduction\u201d,<\/a> accessed March 19, 2021; <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/books\/reader?id=KFM_DwAAQBAJ&amp;pg=GBS.PT1132.w.0.0.193_178&amp;q=God+employs+multiple+methods+and+perspectives+in+these+four+sections.+For+example%2C+sometimes+He+uses+satire%2C+and+sometimes+He+uses+the+method+of+direct+provision+and+teaching%3B+sometimes+He+uses+examples%2C+and+sometimes+He+uses+harsh+rebukes.+Overall%2C+there+are+all+kinds+of+different+methods%2C+the+goal+of+which+is+to+cater+to+people%E2%80%99s+various+states+and+tastes.+The+perspective+from+which+He+speaks+changes+with+the+different+methods+and+content+of+His+utterances.+For+example%2C+sometimes+He+says+%E2%80%9CI%E2%80%9D+or+%E2%80%9CMe%E2%80%9D%3B+that+is%2C+He+speaks+to+people+from+the+perspective+of+God+Himself.+Sometimes+He+speaks+from+the+third+person%2C+saying+%E2%80%9CGod%E2%80%9D+is+this+or+that%2C+and+there+are+other+times+when+He+speaks+from+the+perspective+of+a+human+being.+No+matter+what+perspective+He+speaks+from%2C+His+essence+does+not+change%2C+for+no+matter+how+He+speaks%2C+everything+He+expresses+is+the+essence+of+God+Himself%E2%80%94it+is+all+the+truth%2C+and+it+is+what+mankind+needs.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google e-book, page 1133.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0fc3b0\" data-id=\"e0fc3b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6789481 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6789481\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"987\" height=\"804\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cag.clearthinking247.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/C-T-24-7_All_Page_4-2.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-740\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cag.clearthinking247.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/C-T-24-7_All_Page_4-2.jpeg 987w, https:\/\/www.cag.clearthinking247.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/C-T-24-7_All_Page_4-2-300x244.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.cag.clearthinking247.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/C-T-24-7_All_Page_4-2-768x626.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 987px) 100vw, 987px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32039af elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32039af\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3724de4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3724de4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0547424\" data-id=\"0547424\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c764d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c764d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Almighty God's Third Person Perspective Examples<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-897ddd2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"897ddd2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22d1ba3\" data-id=\"22d1ba3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16f1b25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16f1b25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>From the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cag.clearthinking247.com\/reincarnation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Doctrine of Reincarnation<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span>: For those service-doers who give up serving or commit sins which cause harm to God\u2019s work will face termination of their services. Almighty God will strip disloyal service-doers\u2019 eligibility to serve and there will be no return back. The situation is irreversible; and God will not wait for them to turn-around. Almighty God from a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\"><strong><em>third person\u2019s perspective<\/em><\/strong><\/span> says,<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>&#8220;<strong>God is not so loving<\/strong><\/em> when it comes to service-doers, truly. If a person has this kind of attitude in their service to God, God will, as a result of this attitude, strip them of their eligibility to serve, and will once more toss them back among the unbelievers\u2026. They will be <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><em>reincarnated as an animal and receive the same punishment<\/em><\/strong><\/span> in the spiritual world as an unbeliever\u2026. This is not only the end of their life of faith in God, but also the end of their own fate, as well as the proclamation of their fate. Thus, if service-doers serve poorly, they will have to bear the consequences themselves\u2026. they will be thrown among the unbelievers\u2014and if this happens, such a person will be dealt with in the same way as <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><em>livestock<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span>, in the same way as people without intellect or rationality.&#8221;<\/span><a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">In Almighty God\u2019s own words, <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>the God of CAG will punish unfaithful\u00a0 service-doers and send them back to become unbelievers through reincarnations and be reincarnated again to become animals. The God of the Bible is love; and He has grace and mercy toward His people even sinners upon repentance. The God of CAG has no love, no grace, and no mercy for the service-doers who serve poorly. One might ask, \u201c\u201cCan God give the service-doers more time, and be more forbearing and tolerant toward them?\u201d <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Is it right to voice such a question?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong> (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">No, it is not.<\/span><\/span>)<\/strong><\/span>\u201d<a href=\"#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\">[2]<\/a> CAG followers are often discouraged to ask questions. <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">In the above example, with the answer given immediately following the question, it tells them that even voicing a question is prohibited.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyspiritspeaks.org\/god-himself-the-unique-x-2\/#sw=they%20will%20be%20thrown%20among%20the%20unbelievers%E2%80%94and%20if%20this%20happens,%20such%20a%20person%20will%20be%20dealt%20with%20in%20t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Church of Almighty God, <em>The Word Appears in the Flesh,<\/em> \u201cGod Himself, The Unique X, God is the Source of Life for All Things (IV)\u201d,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/books\/reader?id=KFM_DwAAQBAJ&amp;pg=GBS.PT3790_198&amp;q=they+will+be+thrown+among+the+unbelievers%E2%80%94and+if+this+happens%2C+such+a+person+will+be+dealt+with+in+the+same+way+as+livestock%2C+in+the+same+way+as+people+without+intellect+or+rationality.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google e-book, accessed March 16, 2021, 3792; pdf version, 3776.<\/a><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyspiritspeaks.org\/god-himself-the-unique-x-2\/#sw=they%20will%20be%20thrown%20among%20the%20unbelievers%E2%80%94and%20if%20this%20happens,%20such%20a%20person%20will%20be%20dealt%20with%20in%20t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[2] Ibid.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a183449 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a183449\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04c8019\" data-id=\"04c8019\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70c46fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70c46fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Clear Thinking Exercises<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b71a25 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b71a25\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-128bec7\" data-id=\"128bec7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-518bf46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"518bf46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Among other characters, the God of the Bible is Love, Holy, Justice, Grace, and Immutable, etc. God does not change His Characters. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cag.clearthinking247.com\/god-does-not-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">See God does not Change<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a>) Does the Bible ever talk about Reincarnation of Humans and Animal? (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cag.clearthinking247.com\/reincarnation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">See Reincarnation<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a>) <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Does the Bible talk about annihilation of human souls?<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li><strong>How can we understand one another if we talk or communicate in a third person perspective while expecting others to understand in first person sense?\u00a0<\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Would God ridicule and\/or threaten His people in a third person talk?<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Does God manipulate His people with deceptive languages?<\/span><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>God&#8217;s Third Person Perspective The core beliefs of the CAG are documented in its own Bible \u201cThe Word Appears in the Flesh,\u201d which the church claims that the texts were originated from the recorded spoken words of Almighty God, the second incarnated Christ. 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