No matter what problems of yours I expose, and no matter what method or tone of voice I use when exposing these problems, I do so based on the principle and with the motive of helping you and supporting you to embark on the path of salvation. I don’t carry any malice—it’s entirely out of goodwill. Even if the words I sometimes use when exposing the essence of the problem within a certain individual or kind of person are not very refined, My purpose is not to attack or suppress anyone, but to dissect the essence of the problem so that people can have discernment and cast off their corrupt dispositions. Within this, there are no schemes, no intention to attack you or suppress you, and no intention to air your dirty laundry or embarrass you. Even if, when fellowshipping on some problems, I characterize the behavior or the disposition and essence of a certain kind of person, that characterization is fully in line with objective facts. For example, if you are arrogant and self-righteous, always act dictatorially, and have done things that cause disruptions and disturbances, and I say to you, “If you continue to do this and refuse to repent no matter what, then this is your essence, and God’s attitude toward you is to set you aside or spurn you,” are these words attacking you? No. Although these things are said in a certain context, and are put in this way, the provision and help I give you, and My expectations for you, do not change; you are still given an opportunity to repent. If you feel remorse, turn yourself around, and change, God’s house will still promote you to whatever kind of duty you’re suited for; I will never stand in the way of that. Everyone makes some mistakes when they first start believing in God and do not understand the truth, but some people are able to repent, and have done some good things and performed some good deeds. Suppose the brothers and sisters recommend them, saying, “This person has indeed repented and is different from how they used to be. Before, they were arrogant and dissolute, devoid of human likeness; they did some evil things, thereby disrupting and disturbing the church’s work and causing losses to God’s offerings, so the church cleared them out. But after being cleared out, they felt great remorse, and now they have repented. They even took the initiative to compensate for the losses, asked the church to accept them again, promised they would never do evil again, and are willing to be the least in the church, and submit to whatever God’s house asks them to do.” If people who are relatively close to them want to recommend them after gaining a thorough understanding of them, I say that if they have truly repented, and they’re needed for the work of God’s house now, they can be used again; I will not stand in the way. Even if a few individuals have done things that were not very friendly to Me personally, if they meet the conditions for promotion, I will likewise not stand in the way; I will give them an opportunity. Therefore, whether in sermons or in real life, and no matter the environment or context, I will treat you fairly and justly. In contexts where the environment permits, I will help you out of goodwill or ask about how you are doing in your duties. If it is in a special work setting, I will also do My best to help and support you, providing you with coaching, guidance, or help in some professional work. Sometimes what I’m doing is comparing notes with you and exchanging ideas with you. Even if I sometimes say, “The work you have done is not acceptable,” I am just telling the truth and being straightforward. I’m not saying such things to suppress you, but to exchange ideas or compare notes with you. I do My best to give you opportunities to speak and apply yourselves, so that your caliber, talents, the knowledge you’ve learned, the common sense you have, or the experience you have accumulated can be utilized to the fullest. If the results are not good, I just say, “The work you have done is not that great. Ponder and seek more, and see if you can do it better.” I always give you the utmost support, provision, and help, so that when you communicate and interact with Me, you can benefit, whether in life or in the course of doing your duty. This is My principle in work, and it is the same in My daily life. Sometimes, when I interact and communicate with people, we’ll inevitably talk about some trivial matters in daily life, involving external things like basic necessities, staying healthy, medicine, and so on, and some people mention some viewpoints, sayings, or common sense regarding trivial matters in life. Regarding all aspects of common sense, I merely express My personal viewpoints. If you think what I say is right, you can accept it; if you think what I say is wrong, I will not use My identity and status to suppress you, telling you, “Everything I say is right. No matter what tone I use, or whether you like what I say, could I possibly harm you or do you wrong? You must accept it!” I will not do this; I will let things take their natural course. For example, you put too much salt in your cooking, and I say that eating too much salt is bad for your health. Some people do not accept this; they feel that if they use less salt, the food will be tasteless and lack flavor. They insist on eating according to their own tastes. I say you’re free to do that, and I will not interfere. Although the saying “eating too much salt is bad for your health” does not rise to the level of the truth, it is common sense in life. As for this physical body that God created for people, there is a fixed amount of salt it needs per day; exceeding this amount will damage one’s body and result in consequences. There are also people who always feel they lack nutrients, so they constantly eat hearty foods. In the end, their excessive nutrient intake leads to health problems, and they have to make adjustments. The amount of nutrients this physical body created by God needs is related to the proportions of grain, vegetables, fruit, and meat that God created for humankind. If you eat according to these proportions, you can maintain basic health; if you disregard these proportions and eat recklessly and indiscriminately according to your preferences, you will develop health problems. I tell you these facts, but you don’t accept them. You think, “Giving sermons and fellowshipping the truth is Your strong suit, but You don’t understand these matters of daily life. I don’t have to listen to You, because this does not involve the truth.” I say you can choose to not accept it, and you can live according to your own preferences, but you must know that if you cannot accept My words, sooner or later you will develop health problems. You will pay the price for your choice. I am merely expressing My viewpoints; I will not use My status to suppress you. For another thing, if you do not accept My viewpoints, I will not force you, nor will I say that you are too foolish and stubborn for not accepting positive things. In fact, you really are like that, but I never say so. I won’t make a big fuss over something minor in daily life and then lecture and pontificate to you. I wouldn’t do that, because that is not My responsibility. I don’t want to do that either. I have already fulfilled My responsibility by fellowshipping and giving sermons; this is within the scope of My ministry. As for what you eat every day, you handle that yourself. What God created for humankind and in what quantities, and what foods and specialties are produced in each season—how you use all these things is your own business; you can allocate them yourself. If the conscience and reason of your humanity are normal and sound, you will use and allocate them in moderation. If your reason is not sound, you will use or allocate them in a way that’s excessive, and you alone will bear whatever consequences this ultimately brings upon your physical body. Therefore, I am very rational when it comes to this matter; I only tell you My viewpoints, and I will not force you to accept them. Sometimes, when I see that you have some bad living habits, I will not make you change them either; I’ll just give a simple reminder. If you do not accept it or change, I won’t say any more. Living habits are actually very easy to correct. Living habits that are wrong or undesirable should be corrected; this is an attitude of accepting positive things. Having the attitude and willingness to accept positive things is part of the basic rationality that should be present within normal humanity. Some people let positive things go in one ear and out the other. They don’t take them seriously, and even persist in their wrong ways of practice and wrong ways of doing things. Some people even say, “I have lived like this for so many years and there haven’t been any consequences.” This is a problem of disposition. What kind of disposition is this? It is one of stubbornness and intransigence, and of not accepting right viewpoints or positive things. I’m telling you, this is indicative of a corrupt disposition, and you must change it and cast it off. Your wrong ways of practice and that intransigent attitude of yours must be turned around; only then can you have true change.

Some people like to attack others; this is not good. If I see you do something wrong, I will rationally express My viewpoints and remind you out of goodwill. This is My way of doing things. In addition, if certain problems call for the exposing of your corrupt dispositions, then I will expose them without ceremony; this is being responsible to people. When I expose people’s problems, I expose the essence of the problems and show how they actually are; I do not apply regulations or blow things out of proportion. I do this because this is within the scope of My work, I expose what ought to be exposed, and I don’t say a word less than what needs to be said. Therefore, I have principles in doing things. In one respect, in daily life, I treat these matters based on the principle of rationality, letting you know what My viewpoints are. If you pay attention, take it to heart, and have the rationality of normal humanity, you will accept or correctly approach these thoughts and views, without Me needing to preach a sermon about it. In another respect, in work, I will not avoid your problems, nor will I hold back from speaking for fear of embarrassing you. I will expose your problems and your corrupt dispositions, so that you can come to know problems in this regard and cast off your corrupt dispositions. My aim is to enable you to embark on a path that is correct. Whether you have a problem in life or in work, if it involves corrupt dispositions or the truth, I will not avoid the problem; I will fellowship on it clearly with you. No matter how I fellowship or how I treat a problem, I have My methods and principles. When it is time for Me to fulfill My responsibility, I take it upon Myself to do so. I am not afraid of embarrassing you; I will expose your problems and corrupt dispositions so that you can come to know them. This is My responsibility. If your problems do not involve corrupt dispositions or truth principles, you have the freedom and the right to make choices and practice as you wish; I will not interfere. Therefore, whether I expose your problems or not, it does not involve attacking you, constraining you, or oppressing you. In daily life, for matters that do not involve principles, such as basic necessities, I give you ample freedom to choose for yourselves. However, if it involves a matter of principle—that is, if it involves corrupt dispositions, or involves your attitude toward doing work, doing your duty, God, or the truth—then I ought to fellowship on it. You see, no matter how I do something, I put thought into it, do I not? I have principles. For anything that does not involve the truth, your attitude toward God or the truth, or your attitude toward church work and doing your duty, I do not interfere; I mind My own business. Especially when it comes to matters of personal choice and personal preference, I never interfere. For example, some sisters like to keep their hair long, braid it, or wear it up, and some brothers like to keep their hair short or shave their heads; you have the freedom to do so, and I never interfere. Some brothers and sisters are picky eaters and particularly like to eat a certain kind of food, or they have a certain lifestyle habit that’s not good; I never interfere with these things either. If this bad lifestyle habit affects their health, their performance of duty, or the church’s work, I must remind them and help them, or have the brothers and sisters help them. However, some people do not accept it when the brothers and sisters help them, even saying they feel constrained and pressured; in the end, they quietly leave the church without telling anyone, and the brothers and sisters all feel disheartened. I say, “It’s wrong for you to feel disheartened. We do not interfere with people’s freedom. If they want to leave, then so be it; that is their choice. I do not feel disheartened at all.” Why do I not feel disheartened? Because I feel that helping them is My obligation, something I ought to do in My humanity. The help I provide to them is not some kind of favor or charity; it’s just that upon hearing about their situation, I am obliged to entrust you with helping them. They are doing their duty full-time in the church. If their bad lifestyle habit affects their health and they develop health problems, shouldn’t the brothers and sisters help them out of love? This is basic social morality for human beings. But if they do not accept this kind of help, and feel repulsed or pressured in their hearts, we won’t force them, and we won’t interfere with their freedom. Then why do some people feel disheartened when they leave the church? You feel disheartened because you feel that fulfilling your responsibility and obligation to them is a kind of favor to them. They did not appreciate it, did not accept this favor, and did not do as you wished, hurting your feelings and your pride. As the saying goes, they threw your goodwill back in your face, so you feel disheartened. I do not feel disheartened at all. The way I comprehend this is different from yours. I say that I must draw a lesson from this matter and not do this kind of foolish thing again in the future. Everyone has their own aspirations. You cannot subject people to your control and still expect them to feel happy and sing your praises, can you? That would be absolutely ridiculous. You must give people freedom and let them choose freely. If they feel that what you say is right, they can choose to accept it and practice according to these words; if they feel what you say is wrong, they can also choose to not accept it. They have the right to choose. You should not force them to accept your goodwill. Whether they accept it or not is a matter of attitude; they have the freedom to do so. At most you can fellowship on the problems that people like them have, and you can fellowship on the lessons you have drawn from this kind of person and the essence of the problems you’ve seen with them, which helps you learn how to discern people, how to view people, and how to treat people like this according to the principles of God’s words, and no longer do foolish things. Where do you go wrong, then? No matter who you help, you act based on feelings, and even think, “Look how much love I have, and how loving I am.” This is not acting according to principles, but treating people based on your own will and preferences; this is doing things based on feelings. No matter whom I speak to or deal with, I speak and act based on principles; feelings don’t enter into this. In speaking and acting, I act entirely out of conscience and goodwill, and this is the approach I ought to take with everyone. In particular, with brothers and sisters who are doing their duty normally, this is precisely how I ought to act. This is My obligation and responsibility. As long as I fulfill this responsibility, that is enough. They can choose to accept, or they can choose to refuse; I do not force people. If they accept, I am happy; if they do not, I don’t become sad. All I was doing was some of the things I ought to do according to principles; I was merely fulfilling My responsibility. Do you understand? (Yes.)

No matter what the environment is, when interacting with people, I can treat all kinds of people and all kinds of things according to principles. Even if, in life, I provide some help to people or say some things that edify people, this is also a part of doing things according to principles; it is not acting out of feelings. As for fellowshipping the truth, such as exposing people’s nature essence, exposing people’s corrupt dispositions, and exposing people’s various revelations of corruption and corrupt states in specific matters, as well as the essence of various problems, I also act according to principles; I do not act out of feelings, nor do I act with human will. When people do things, they always act based on who they are dealing with, and on their own mood and preferences. They show some favor to those they take a liking to and get along with, and give some benefits to these people, while they attack and exclude those they dislike and can’t get along with; they cannot treat people fairly. They either act based on feelings or commit evil deeds; in short, they don’t do things according to principles. When I associate with the brothers and sisters in the church, no matter who they are, I can treat them according to principles. Similarly, when interacting and associating with nonbelievers, I also have principles and boundaries. Even if they say some confrontational words, or words that are impolite, unrefined, or disrespectful, I will not respond tit for tat. If I must interact with them to get things done, then I will interact with them; if I do not need to get things done, then I will choose to avoid and refuse them. If a person is of low character and always wants to take advantage of others and demand benefits, and, even if I help them, they still cannot treat it correctly or change—meaning that their humanity is bad—then I just stay away from them. In short, whether I’m interacting with brothers and sisters or with nonbelievers, I can act according to principles; at the very least, I interact with people according to the boundaries of the conscience and reason of humanity. Can you achieve this? (No.) No matter who corrupt humans interact with, they always safeguard their own interests, or treat people based on feelings and preferences, without principles. If it is a brother or sister they feel that they get along with and have a good relationship with, then they can help them, show them love, give them things, and have close contact with them. But if this person does something that hurts their feelings, they say, “I will never see them again, and I will never interact with them again. I really regret it! I was so good to them before and helped them so much, yet they still treat me like this. They are an ingrate, an ungrateful wretch!” They cannot act according to principles to treat people fairly. When they are good to anyone, they do so out of feelings, and if they’re bad to anyone, it’s because of their personal preference; everything they do is just to satisfy their feelings. Therefore, if they help someone and benefit them, but that person not only is ungrateful but also hurts their feelings, they will be very sad and hurt, and they will complain, feeling that their efforts have gone down the drain. They will be unwilling to accept it, and will never do this again. Tell Me, if I encountered this kind of situation, how would I approach it? First, you cannot evaluate this matter from the perspective of people doing each other favors; you cannot judge this kind of situation based on feelings. You must discern people like this based on God’s words and the truth principles; you must discern their humanity and the path they walk, as well as their attitude toward God, toward the truth, and toward their duty, rather than discern and view them based on feelings. Viewing someone in this way is much more accurate. It is not evaluating a person or a matter based on feelings or your personal gains and losses, but evaluating them based on God’s words and the truth principles. Viewing a person or a matter in this way is accurate and in accordance with principles. When you view people and things in this way, you will not be sad and hurt because someone you once helped is ungrateful, nor will you feel deep gratitude toward someone because you once received a favor from them; instead, you will be able to treat them correctly according to principles. There is a common saying: “The kindness of a drop of water should be repaid with a gushing spring.” Ordinary people still live within the logic of such thoughts and views of traditional culture. They do not view things or people based on God’s words or the truth, nor do they treat people according to principles. They believe that, when it comes to how you treat people, in addition to not cheating them, harming them, hitting them, swearing at them, or doing evil things to them, you must also be good to them. In particular, if someone has shown you a favor, you should repay it in double; otherwise, you are ungrateful. Does treating people in these ways count as being good to people? (No.) Then what is truly being good to people? It is not loving, caring for, and looking after someone out of human feelings, but doing things based on principles according to God’s words. Most people cannot achieve doing things based on principles; people only do things based on feelings, not based on principles. Doing things based on feelings and doing things based on principles are vastly different; they are two different paths. Doing things based on feelings is adulterated by human will—when you help someone, it’s to satisfy the needs of your personal feelings; that’s not handling matters impartially. If this person feels deep gratitude toward you, you will continue to be good to them; if they do not appreciate it and wound your heart and hurt your feelings, you will not help them anymore. Then are you not acting without principles? (Yes.) This is acting without principles. Then what is doing things according to principles? It is fulfilling your responsibility as a person, helping others as needed, and letting them take it however they wish. If they are willing to accept your help, that’s great; if they’re unwilling to accept it, you should not say that they are not blessed, nor should you feel upset, sad, or disappointed, but should still treat them correctly. This is doing things according to principles. Have you understood this principle of “not attacking others”? (Yes.)