God’s Chastisement and Judgment Is the Light of Man’s Salvation

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
are man’s best protection and greatest grace.
Only through chastisement
and judgment by God
can 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 countenance.
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,
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’s no better blessing for man,
and no greater grace or better protection.

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