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Knowing the essence of Christ is to separate Christ in the flesh from corrupt humanity, to treat and submit to God in the flesh as the practical God. Another aspect is that you must also see God in the flesh practically working, practically expressing the truth, and practically living among humanity. You must see how He purifies and saves humanity, how He is not a prophet, apostle, or giver of prophecies or an insignificant person who was sent by God but is God in the flesh, Christ, and God Himself.

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Although this flesh is a member of humanity, He is an ordinary person with divine essence. Knowing the divine essence of this flesh is most critical. To know Christ’s divine essence, you must eat and drink God’s words, experience His work, and know His disposition. Knowing the essence of God in the flesh has the effect of enabling people to ascertain that God has indeed become flesh and that this flesh is genuinely God. This is the only way people can establish true faith in God and achieve true submission and true love, and only when this effect is achieved can you prove you have an understanding of God’s essence.

from The Word, Vol. 3. The Discourses of Christ of the Last Days. The Essence of Christ Is Love