8.What two facts must the individual believe who wishes to approach God?

God exists. God rewards the person who seeks Him.

On many occasions, God defers the hopes of the righteous and insists that they remain in prisons that are unpleasant. The righteous keep on believing that God exists and that He will reward them for their patience in His schools and His prisons. Faith holds fast to the truth that God knows what is happening to us and is bringing us toward joy.

We see, therefore, that our faith is our statement concerning God’s character—whether God is good and faithful or whether God has evil intentions toward us. This was the issue Satan raised in the beginning.

Satan understands well that God exists but Satan does not have faith that God will reward those who earnestly seek Him. Satan doubts the goodness and faithfulness of God’s character and attempts to deceive us into having the same attitude.