85 Judgment by the Word Better Represents God’s Authority
Verse 1
In the work God does in the last days,
the word’s mightier than signs, wonders;
its authority surpasses theirs.
It shows man’s corrupt dispositions.
You can’t recognize them on your own,
but when the word lays them bare before you,
you’ll discover them, not deny them,
and it will utterly convince you.
Pre-chorus 1
Isn’t this the word’s authority?
This is the result that is achieved
by the work of the word done today.
Yes, this is what God’s word can achieve.
Chorus
This shows God’s authority, power
isn’t just working signs, healing the sick,
and it’s not just casting out demons.
Rather, the judgment of the word is
more able to show God’s almighty
and represent His authority.
Verse 2
By this work of judgment, chastisement,
man will be able to fully see
his own filthy and corrupt substance,
and he’ll change completely and be clean.
It’s the one way man can be worthy
to return before the throne of God.
It’s through the word’s judgment and chastisement
that man’s able to be gained by God.
Pre-chorus 2
It is through the judgment of the word,
through its refinement and disclosing,
all of man’s notions, motives, and hopes,
what’s impure in his heart are revealed.
Chorus
This shows God’s authority, power
isn’t just working signs, healing the sick,
and it’s not just casting out demons.
Rather, the judgment of the word is
more able to show God’s almighty
and represent His authority.
Bridge
All the fruits you get are through the word,
greater than those through signs and wonders.
You see His glory, authority
not merely by His crucifixion,
healing the sick, casting out demons,
but more so by His words’ judgment.
Chorus
This shows God’s authority, power
isn’t just working signs, healing the sick,
and it’s not just casting out demons.
Rather, the judgment of the word is
more able to show God’s almighty
and represent His authority.
Adapted from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. The Mystery of the Incarnation (4)