Verse 1

Before man was redeemed,

much of Satan’s poison

was planted within him.

Thousands of years passed,

and man’s been so defiled

that he has a nature

that makes him resist God.

Verse 2

Thus, when he’s redeemed,

it’s only a redemption

where man has been bought back

at a price so high,

but also where the poison

that infects his nature

has not been removed.

Pre-chorus

Man is so defiled and he must change

before becoming worthy to serve God.

Chorus

By the work of judgment and chastisement,

man will fully come to know

the filthy essence and corruption

that exists within himself,

man can change himself completely,

and he can become clean.

This way man can become worthy

to come before the throne of God.

Verse 3

Through the work today

of judgment and chastisement

and also of refinement,

man can be transformed,

mankind will be able to

purge all his corruption

and thus will be made pure.

Verse 4

The current stage of work

is more than just salvation

but purification.

It’s also work of conquest.

This is the second stage

of the work of man’s salvation,

where God gains man through judgment.

Bridge 1

Through the use of the word

to refine, judge and disclose,

the impurities, the notions, the motives

and the ambitions within man’s heart

have all been revealed.

Chorus

By the work of judgment and chastisement,

man will fully come to know

the filthy essence and corruption

that exists within himself,

man can change himself completely,

and he can become clean.

This way man can become worthy

to come before the throne of God.

Verse 5

That man’s been redeemed

and his sins forgiven

can only be considered

as God ignoring them,

but man lives in a body

which is still trapped in sin,

so his sinning cannot stop.

Verse 6

Time and time again,

man will keep revealing

his satanic disposition

that is so corrupt.

The majority of mankind

sins during the daytime,

just to confess at night.

Bridge 2

Even though the sin offering always works for man,

it can never save man from all sins.

So just half the salvation is completed,

for man is still corrupt.

Chorus

By the work of judgment and chastisement,

man will fully come to know

the filthy essence and corruption

that exists within himself,

man can change himself completely,

and he can become clean.

This way man can become worthy

to come before the throne of God.

Outro

It’s hard for man to realize his sins;

he cannot see his nature’s deep roots.

He must rely on judgment by the word

so he can achieve this result.

Only this way can man be changed

from this point onward.

Adapted from “The Mystery of the Incarnation (4)” in The Word Appears in the Flesh