I

In their belief in God,

if people do not have a God-fearing heart,

if they do not have a heart of submission to God,

then not only will they be unable to do any work for Him,

but on the contrary will become

those who disturb His work and who resist Him.

Believing in God but not submitting to or fearing Him,

and instead resisting Him,

is the greatest disgrace for a believer.

II

People who genuinely believe in God always have Him in their hearts,

and they always carry within them

a God-fearing heart, a God-loving heart.

Those who believe in God should do things cautiously and prudently,

and all that they do should be in accordance with God’s requirements

and able to satisfy His heart.

They should not be headstrong, doing whatever they please;

that does not befit saintly propriety.

People must not run amok, waving the flag of God all over the place

while swaggering and swindling everywhere;

this is the most rebellious sort of conduct.

III

Families have their rules, and nations have their laws—

and isn’t it even more so in the house of God?

Does it not all the more have strict standards, and administrative decrees?

People are free to do what they want,

but God’s administrative decrees cannot be altered at will.

God is a God who does not tolerate offense from humans;

He is a God who puts people to death.

Do people really not know this already?

from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. A Warning to Those Who Do Not Practice the Truth