I

Today, what you are required to achieve

are not additional, additional demands,

but the duty of man, the duty of man,

and that which should be done by all people.

If you cannot even do your duty, or do it well,

aren’t you bringing trouble upon yourselves?

Aren’t you courting death?

How could you still expect to have a future and prospects?

The work of God is done for the sake of mankind,

and the cooperation of man is given for the sake of God’s management.

After God has done all He should do,

man is required to be unstinting in his practice, and cooperate with God.

In the work of God, man should spare no effort,

should offer up his loyalty,

and should not indulge in numerous notions, or sit passively and await death.

II

God can sacrifice Himself for man,

so why can man not offer his loyalty to God?

God is of one heart and mind toward man,

so why can man not offer a little cooperation?

God works for mankind, God works for mankind,

so why can man not perform some of his duty for the sake of God’s management?

The work of God has come this far,

yet still you see but do not act, you hear but do not move.

Are not such people the objects of perdition, the objects of perdition?

God has already devoted His all to mankind,

so why, today, is man incapable of earnestly performing his duty?

For God, His work is His first priority,

and His management work is of the utmost importance.

For man, practicing God’s words and fulfilling God’s requirements

are his first priority.

This you should all understand.

from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. God’s Work and Man’s Practice