I

God’s work in the present incarnation

is to express His disposition primarily through chastisement and judgment.

Building on this foundation, He brings more truth to man

and points out to him more ways of practice, more ways of practice,

thereby achieving His objective

of conquering and saving man from his own corrupt disposition.

This is what lies behind the work of God in the Age of Kingdom.

If people remain stuck in the Age of Grace,

then they shall never be able to get rid of their corrupt disposition,

let alone know the inherent disposition of God.

If people always live in the midst of an abundance of grace,

but do not have the way of life

that allows them to know God or to satisfy Him,

then they will never truly gain Him in their belief in Him.

This type of belief is pitiful indeed.

II

When you’ve experienced each step of God incarnate’s work

in the Age of Kingdom, in the Age of Kingdom,

you’ll feel that the desires you have had for many years

have finally been realized.

You will feel that only now have you truly seen God face to face;

only now have you beheld His countenance, beheld His countenance,

heard His personal utterances,

appreciated the wisdom of His work,

and truly sensed how practical and almighty He is,

truly sensed how practical and almighty He is.

You will feel that you have gained many things that people in times past

had never seen nor possessed, had never seen nor possessed.

At this time, you will clearly know what it is to believe in God,

and what it is to align with God’s intentions.

III

If you cling to views of the past, views of the past,

and reject or deny the fact of the second incarnation of God,

then you will remain empty-handed, acquiring nothing,

and ultimately you will be pronounced guilty of opposing God.

Those who are able to submit to the truth and submit to the work of God

shall be claimed under the name of the second incarnate God—the Almighty.

They will be able to accept God’s personal guidance,

gaining more and higher truths, as well as real life.

Do you wish to rid yourself of your corrupt disposition?

Do you wish to gain higher truth?

Do you wish to make this life count?

Do you wish to be made perfect, be made perfect by God?

Then how are you going to welcome the return of Jesus?

from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. Preface