Relevant Words of God:
What is included within normal humanity? Insight, sense, conscience, and character. If you can achieve normality in each of these respects, your humanity is up to standard. You should have the likeness of a normal human being and behave like a believer in God. You don’t have to achieve great heights or engage in diplomacy. You just have to be a normal human being, with a normal person’s sense, be able to see through things, and at least look like a normal human being. That will be enough. … In accordance with the caliber of you people, you should at least be able to speak with wisdom and tact and explain things clearly. It is then that you meet the requirements. At the very least, insight and sense should be attained. At present the main thing is to cast off the corrupt satanic disposition. You must cast off the ugliness you express. If you have not cast these off, how can you touch upon supreme sense and insight? A lot of people see that the age has changed, so they don’t exercise any humility or patience, and they might as well not have any love or saintly decency either. These people are too absurd! Do they have an ounce of normal humanity? Do they have any testimony to speak of? They don’t have any insight and sense whatsoever. Of course, some aspects of people’s practice that are deviant and erroneous need to be corrected. Like people’s rigid spiritual life of the past or their appearance of numbness and imbecility—all of these things have to change. Change doesn’t mean letting you be dissolute or indulge in the flesh, saying whatever you want. Speaking carelessly cannot do. Behaving like a normal human being is to speak with coherence. Yes means yes, no means no. Be true to the facts and speak appropriately. Don’t cheat, don’t lie.
from “Improving Caliber Is for Receiving God’s Salvation” in The Word Appears in the Flesh
In the dispositions of normal people there is no crookedness or deceitfulness, people have a normal relationship with each other, they do not stand alone, and their lives are neither mediocre nor decadent. So, too, is God exalted among all, His words permeate among man, people live in peace with one another and under the care and protection of God, the earth is filled with harmony, without the interference of Satan, and the glory of God holds the utmost importance among man. Such people are like angels: pure, vibrant, never complaining about God, and devoting all their efforts solely to God’s glory on earth.
from “Chapter 16” of Interpretations of the Mysteries of God’s Words to the Entire Universe in The Word Appears in the Flesh
Normal humanity which is spoken of is not so supernatural as people imagine, but is able to transcend the bonds of all people, events, and things, transcend the forces of the environment, and is able to draw close to Me and to commune with Me at any place and in any environment.
from “Chapter 55” of Utterances of Christ in the Beginning in The Word Appears in the Flesh
I have a lot of wishes. I wish you can conduct yourselves in a proper and well-behaved manner, be faithful to fulfill your duty, have truth and humanity, be someone who can give up everything and give up their lives for God, and so forth. All of these hopes stem from your insufficiencies and your corruption and disobedience.
from “Transgressions Will Take Man to Hell” in The Word Appears in the Flesh
The people God uses appear from the outside to be irrational and seem to not have proper relationships with others, though they speak with propriety, don’t speak carelessly, and can always keep a quiet heart before God. But it is just this kind of person who is sufficient to be used by the Holy Spirit. This “irrational” person God speaks of looks like they don’t have proper relationships with others, and they don’t have outward love or superficial practices, but when they are communicating spiritual things they can open their heart and selflessly provide others with the illumination and enlightenment they have acquired from their actual experience before God. This is how they express their love for God and satisfy God’s will. When others are all slandering and ridiculing them, they are able to not be controlled by outside people, occurrences, or things, and can still be quiet before God. Such a person seems to have their own unique insights. Regardless of others, their heart never leaves God. When others are chatting cheerfully and humorously, their heart still remains before God, contemplating God’s word or praying in silence to the God in their heart, seeking God’s intentions. They never make the maintenance of their proper relationships with other people the main focus. Such a person seems to have no philosophy of life. On the outside, this person is lively, adorable, and innocent, but also possesses a sense of calmness. This is the likeness of a person God uses.
from “Establishing a Proper Relationship With God Is Very Important” in The Word Appears in the Flesh
People who have the truth are those who, in their real experiences, can stand firm in their testimony, stand firm in their position, stand on the side of God, without ever retreating, and who can have a normal relationship with people who love God, who, when things happen to them, are able to completely obey God, and can obey God unto death. Your practice and revelations in real life are the testimony of God, they are man’s living out and the testimony of God, and this is truly enjoying God’s love; when you have experienced to this point, the due effect will have been achieved. You are possessed of actual living out and your every action is looked upon with admiration by others. Your appearance is unremarkable, but you live out a life of the utmost piety, and when you communicate the words of God, you are guided and enlightened by Him. You are able to speak God’s will through your words, communicate reality, and you understand much about serving in spirit. You are candid in your speech, you are decent and upright, non-confrontational and decorous, able to obey God’s arrangements and stand firm in your testimony when things befall you, and you are calm and composed no matter what you are dealing with. This kind of person has truly seen God’s love. Some people are still young, but they act as someone of middle age; they are mature, possessed of the truth, and admired by others—and these are the people who have testimony, and are the manifestation of God.
from “Those Who Love God Will Forever Live Within His Light” in The Word Appears in the Flesh
Sermon and Fellowship Excerpts for Reference:
A person who truly believes in God will, at a minimum, carry out these five aspects of spiritual life every day: read God’s word, pray to God, have fellowship on the truth, sing hymns and praises, and seek the truth in everything. If you also have a life of gatherings, you will have greater enjoyment. If a person possesses a general ability to receive, meaning they can fathom God’s intentions after reading God’s words on their own, they can understand the truth, and know how to act in accordance with the truth, then it can be said that such a person will succeed in their faith. If a person doesn’t have this kind of spiritual life or if their spiritual life is extremely improper, only existing very occasionally, then that person is a confused believer. Confused believers cannot achieve good results from performing their duty. Believing in God without living a spiritual life is merely paying lip service to faith; for people like that, there is no God in their hearts, much less any fear of God. How could such people possibly have the likeness of a proper human being?
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There are ten points to note for practice and entering in when it comes to the way a proper person should be:
1. Follow etiquette, know the rules, and respect the old and care for the young.
2. Lead an appropriate lifestyle that is beneficial to yourself and to others.
3. Dress in a dignified and upright manner; strange or fancy clothing is prohibited.
4. Don’t, for whatever reason, ask to borrow money from brothers or sisters, and don’t casually use other people’s belongings.
5. Contact with the opposite sex must have boundaries; actions need to be dignified and upright.
6. Don’t argue with people; learn to listen to others patiently.
7. Maintain good hygiene, but in light of actual conditions.
8. Have proper interactions and relationships with others, learn to respect and be considerate toward people, and love each other.
9. Do what you can to help those in need; don’t ask for or accept items from other people.
10. Don’t let others serve you; don’t have others do work you should be doing yourself.
The above ten rules should be the minimum that all believers follow in their lives; anyone who breaks these rules is of poor character. These could be called the rules of God’s household, and those who frequently violate them will certainly be cast aside.
All those who pursue the truth also need to model themselves after the ten positive character traits of ancient saints. Those who regularly practice and uphold these will surely reap great personal reward. They are extremely beneficial for mankind.
The ten principles to conform with saintly decency:
1. Conduct spiritual devotionals every morning by pray-reading God’s word for around half an hour.
2. Seek God’s intentions in all things every day so that you may more accurately put the truth into practice.
3. Have fellowship with all you come in contact with, learning from each other’s strengths and making up for each other’s weaknesses so that you may both progress.
4. Have an optimistic attitude toward life, frequently sing hymns and praises, and give thanks for God’s grace.
5. Don’t be entangled by the secular world; draw close to God in your heart regularly and don’t meddle in others’ affairs.
6. Hold wisdom in your heart and stay away from evil and dangerous places.
7. Don’t argue with people, have fellowship on the truth, and get along well with others.
8. Be happy to do all you can to assist others, alleviate their concerns, and help them resolve their difficulties in the entry of belief in God.
9. Learn how to obey others, don’t control or force people; let people gain some benefit in all matters.
10. Frequently worship God within your heart; let Him hold sovereignty in all things and satisfy Him in everything.
The above ten principles for life and the ten ways to conform to saintly decency are all things people are capable of doing. They can be put into practice as long as they are understood, and the occasional transgression is not difficult to resolve. Of course, certain individuals with very poor humanity are the exception.
from The Fellowship From the Above
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