I

Belief in God requires submission to Him and experience of His work. God has done so much work—it could be said that for people it is all perfection, refinement, and even more, chastisement. There has not been a single step of God's work that has been in line with human notions; what people have enjoyed is God's stern words. When God comes, people should enjoy His majesty and His wrath. However, no matter how stern His words may be, He comes to save and perfect man.

II

As created beings, people should fulfill the duties that they ought to, and stand firm in their witness to God in the midst of refinement. In every trial they should uphold the witness they should bear, bear resounding witness for God. A person who does this is an overcomer. No matter how God refines you, you should remain full of faith and never lose faith in Him. You should do what man should do. God requires these things of man so that his heart will be able to fully return to Him and turn toward Him at every moment. This is an overcomer.

III

Those whom God refers to as "overcomers" are people who can still stand firm in their witness, maintain their faith and their loyalty to God, and no matter what, keep a pure heart before God and maintain their genuine love for God, while under the influence of Satan and while being laid siege to by Satan—that is, while they are amid the forces of darkness. In this way, they have stood firm in their witness before God. Such people are those whom God refers to as "overcomers."

from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. You Should Maintain Your Loyalty to God