I

The transformation of the disposition of man is achieved through many different kinds of God's work; without such changes in his disposition, man would be unable to bear testimony to God and to accord with God's intentions. The transformation of man's disposition signifies that man has freed himself from the bondage of Satan and from the influence of darkness, and has truly become a model and specimen of God's work, a witness of God, and one who accords with God's intentions.

II

God incarnate has come to do His work on earth, and He requires that man achieve knowledge of Him, submission to Him, and testimony to Him—they are to know His practical and normal work, they are to submit to all of His words and work which do not accord with the notions of man, and they are to bear testimony to all the work He does to save man, as well as all the deeds He accomplishes to conquer man. Those who bear testimony to God must have knowledge of God; only this kind of testimony is accurate and practical, and only this kind of testimony can shame Satan.

III

God uses those who have come to know Him through undergoing His judgment, chastisement, and pruning, to bear testimony to Him. He uses those who have been corrupted by Satan to bear testimony to Him, and so too does He use those whose disposition has changed, and who have thus gained His blessings, to bear testimony to Him. He does not need man to praise Him with his mouth, nor does He need the praise and testimony of the ilk of Satan, who have not been saved by Him. Only those who know God are qualified to bear testimony to Him, and only those who have been transformed in their disposition are qualified to bear testimony to Him.

from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. Only Those Who Know God Can Bear Testimony to God