Molding and Correcting in Christ’s Service—The work of the disciples needed molding and correcting by tenderest discipline, and by opening to others a knowledge of the word they themselves had received; and Christ gave them special instruction in regard to their course of action and their work. In His own life He had given them an example of strict conformity to the rules which He now laid down for them. They were not to enter into controversies; this was not their work. They were to reveal and advocate the truth in their own characters, through earnest prayer and meditation revealing personal experience in genuine Christianity. This would be in decided contrast to the religion of the Pharisees and Sadducees. They were to call the attention of their hearers to greater truths yet to be revealed. They were to cast the arrow, and the Spirit of God was to guide the shaft into the heart.—The Review and Herald, February 1, 1898. {Ev 58.5}

Tilpasning og afrettelse i Kristi tjeneste. - Disciplenes gerninger behøvede tilpasning og rettelse ved den ømmeste disciplin, og ved åbenbarelse af det ord de selv havde fået, ved åbenbarelse af dette for andre. (59) Kristus gav dem særlig undervisning om deres opførsel og deres arbejde. I sit eget liv har han givet dem et eksempel på streng overholdelse af de regler som han nu lagde frem for dem. De skulle gå ind i stridigheder; dette var ikke deres arbejde. De skulle åbenbare og forsvare sandheden i deres egne egenskaber, ved alvorlig bøn og meditation skulle de åbenbare en personlig erfaring på ægte kristendom. Dette ville blive en direkte modsætning til farisærernes og saddukærernes religion. De skulle lede deres tilhørers opmærksomhed hen til de større sandheder, som endnu ikke er åbenbaret. De skulle skyde pilene og Guds Ånd ville føre spydet ind i hjertet. - Review and Herald, 1.feb. 1898.