I

Man lives amid the flesh, which means he lives in a human hell, and without God's judgment and chastisement, man is as filthy as Satan. Chastisement and judgment by God were man's best protection and greatest grace. Only through chastisement and judgment by God could man awaken and hate the flesh, hate Satan. God's strict discipline frees man from Satan's influence, frees him from his own little world, and allows him to live in the light of God's presence. There is no better salvation than chastisement and judgment!

II

In his life, if man wishes to be cleansed and achieve changes in his disposition, if he wishes to live out a life of meaning and fulfill his duty as a created being, then he must accept God's chastisement and His judgment, and must not allow God's discipline and God's smiting to depart from him, in order that he may free himself from the manipulation and influence of Satan, and live in the light of God. Know that God's chastisement and judgment is the light, and the light of man's salvation, and that there is no better blessing, grace or protection for man.

from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. The Experiences of Peter: His Knowledge of Chastisement and Judgment