The Journeys of Gubir and Jaresh
1And on the fifteenth day of their preaching within the city they did awake and continue to preach unto the people. And behold a man named, Kubal did come near unto them. And he spoke saying, You are believers in God. Wherefore I have not seen any god. So prove unto me that there is a God that I might believe in Him. For in all my life I have never seen a god. And they say that the trees and plants do grow because of the power of a god. But behold do not the trees and plants grow because of the sun and of the dirt and of water? And is the sun god? And is the dirt god? And is water god? Wherefore I know of you and your beliefs and I know that you do believe in one God. Therefor those things cannot be God unless you do lie concerning your beliefs. And in man I see no God. For do we not descend from the ancients who inhabited our land and the lands round about? Wherefore God hath not made man from two. So prove unto me that there is a God that I might believe in Him. And Jaresh did look upon the man and did see the darkness of the countenance of the man. And he knew that the man had no desire to believe, but to weaken that faith of the people. And he spoke unto Kubal, O, you wicked man, for you do not desire to know God. For you seek only to prove that there is no God. And there is nothing that we may show unto you that will cause you to believe. And, Yea, it is true with many men. For those who say, I will not believe until there is a proof, will never overcome their doubts. For there shall never be sufficient proof unto them. And those who shall say, I believe and there is nothing that shall disprove my belief, they do fool themselves, for they close their eyes to the world. But those who say, I shall examine my belief, and my world, and I shall seek to find the truth and I shall learn new things, and I will not harden my hard to knowledge, these are they who are righteous and have a true understanding. For what man can know all things? Yea, any man must learn those things that come unto him and improve his knowledge. And Kubal spoke unto the people, Behold these man cannot prove that there is a God. And they do seek instead to speak vile things against me. And they do this to fool you into believing that I am in error. Wherefore hearken unto me and learn the truth of the world that there is no God. And if you believe these things you shall not be fools and you shall be free. And Jaresh spoke, Kubal, I have spoken unto you, and you know that there is nothing that shall be proof enough for you. Wherefore I ask you, what shall be proof enough for you that if you shall see it then you will never doubt. And Kubal thought for a short time and spoke, Anything that shall show that God exists shall be proof enough. And Gubir spoke saying, Why is it required that God prove himself unto you or unto these people? For you speak unto us and unto these people as if it be required that all men should know that there is a God. And Kubal spoke saying, Doth not God require mankind to worship Him? And Yea, if he shall prove himself unto me I shall be a strong worshiper. And Gubir spake again saying, O, fool, you do not understand God. For you do build God in your own image and then ask your false god to prove himself unto you. For if you did truly desire to know God you would come unto Him. And follow his commandments, and obey his word. And then will God begin to show himself unto you.
