I

People have been deeply corrupted by Satan; they are full of corrupt dispositions, and their bones and blood are filled with Satan’s poisons. If they cannot accept the truth, or God’s judgment and chastisement, how can they truly submit to God? How can they do their duties loyally? How can they fear God and shun evil? Can attaining salvation be as simple as people imagine it to be?

II

Satan has corrupted people for several thousand years, to the point that they have become devils. Now God has come to save them, and no matter how many words He speaks, turning people who have become devils into true human beings is an incredibly difficult task. Not only does God need to express many truths, but people also must do their utmost to cooperate by pursuing, accepting, and practicing the truth—only then can they break free from Satan’s influence and attain God’s salvation.

III

God once said, “Many are called, but few are chosen.” Though many people believe in God, only those who truly experience God’s judgment and chastisement, and fully submit to His work, can be cleansed and made perfect. Those disbelievers, evil people, and antichrists who do not accept the slightest bit of the truth, are averse to the truth in their hearts; they will never attain God’s salvation, and they can only be revealed and eliminated by God’s work.

from The Word, Vol. 5. The Responsibilities of Leaders and Workers. The Responsibilities of Leaders and Workers (20)