As illustrated by the account of Cain and Abel, having knowledge of God and a desire for a close relationship with him is not enough.
बाइबल यह भी सिखाती है कि यहोवा “ईश्‍वर दयालु और अनुग्रहकारी, कोप करने में धीरजवन्त, और अति करुणामय और सत्य ” है । — निर्गमन ३४: ६.