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In so much of God’s work, anyone with true experience develops a heart of fear for God, which is higher than admiration. People have seen His disposition due to His work of chastisement and judgment, and therefore they have hearts of fear for Him. God is meant to be feared and submitted to, because His being and His disposition are not the same as those of a created being and are above those of a created being. God is self-existent and everlasting, He is a non-created being, and only God is worthy of fear and submission; man is not qualified for this.

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All who have experienced God’s work and truly known Him develop hearts of fear for Him. However, those who don’t let go of their notions about Him, in other words, those who simply don’t regard Him as God, lack hearts of fear for Him, and though they follow Him, they are not conquered; this kind of person is rebellious by nature. What God means to achieve by working thus is for all created beings to have hearts of fear for the Creator, worship Him, and surrender to His dominion unconditionally. This is the final result that all His work is meant to achieve.

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