I

Is what you pursue to be conquered after chastisement and judgment, or to be cleansed, protected and cared for after chastisement and judgment? Which of these exactly do you pursue? Is your life meaningful, or is it pointless and without value? Do you want the flesh, or do you want the truth? Do you want judgment, or do you want comfort? Having experienced so much of God's work, and having beheld the holiness and righteousness of God, how should you pursue? How exactly should you walk this path? How should you put your love of God into practice? Has God's chastisement and judgment achieved any effect in you?

II

Whether or not you have knowledge of God's chastisement and judgment depends on what you live out, and to what extent you love God! Your lips say you love God, yet what you live out is the old, corrupt disposition; you have no God-fearing heart, and much less do you have a conscience. Do such people love God? Are such people loyal to God? Are they those who accept God's chastisement and judgment? You say you love God and believe in Him, yet you do not let go of your notions. And in your work, entry, the words you speak, and in your life, there isn't the slightest manifestation of your love of God, and there is no God-fearing heart. Is this someone who has gained chastisement and judgment?

III

For whose sake is your pursuit? How should you cause yourself to receive protection and cleansing during God's chastisement and judgment? Is God's chastisement and judgment of no benefit to man? Is all judgment punishment? Could it be that only peace and joy, only material blessings and momentary comfort, are beneficial to the life of man? If man lives in an environment of ease and comfort, and lives a life without judgment, could he be cleansed? If man wishes to change and be cleansed, how should he accept being made perfect? Which path should you choose today?

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