The Meaning of Rebelling Against the Flesh

I
Man’s flesh is like the snake:
Its substance is to harm his life—
and when it completely gets its own way,
your life becomes forfeit.
The flesh is of Satan.
There are always
extravagant desires within it;
it always thinks for itself,
and it always desires ease
and wants to indulge in comfort,
lacking in anxiety and a sense of urgency,
wallowing in idleness,
and if you satisfy it to a certain point,
it will ultimately devour you,
it will ultimately devour you.
Whether you can gain life before God
and what your ultimate outcome will be,
depend on how you practice
your rebellion against the flesh.
II
God has saved you and chosen you
and predestined you,
yet if today you are unwilling to satisfy Him,
you’re unwilling
to put the truth into practice,
you’re unwilling
to rebel against your own flesh
with a genuine God-loving heart,
ultimately you’ll ruin yourself,
and will thus endure extreme pain,
will thus endure extreme pain.
If you always pander to the flesh,
Satan will gradually swallow you up,
and leave you without life,
or the touch of the Spirit,
until the day comes
when you’re completely dark inside.
When you live in darkness,
you will have been taken captive by Satan,
you’ll no longer have God in your heart,
and at that time you’ll deny God’s existence
and leave Him.
Thus, if people wish to love God,
they must pay the price of pain
and endure hardship, and endure hardship.
There is no need for external fervency
and hardship,
or reading more and running about more;
instead, they should put aside
the things within them:
the extravagant thoughts, personal interests,
and their own plans, notions, and intents.
This is the intention of God.

from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. Only Loving God Is Truly Believing in God=”0″ preload=”auto”]