We must have more than an intellectual belief in the truth. Many of the Jews were convinced that Jesus was the Son of God, but they were too proud and ambitious to surrender. They decided to resist the truth, and they maintained their opposition. They did not receive into the heart the truth as it is in Jesus. When truth is held as truth only by the conscience, when the heart is not stimulated and made receptive, only the mind is affected. But when the truth is received as truth by the heart, it has passed through the conscience, and has captivated the soul with its pure principles. It is placed in the heart by the Holy Spirit, who reveals its beauty to the mind, that its transforming power may be seen in the character.—The Review and Herald, February 14, 1899. {Ev 291.1}

Vi må mere end blot forstandsmæssig tro på sandheden. Mange af jøderne var overbeviste om at Jesus var Guds Søn, men de var for stolte og egensindige til at overgive sig. De besluttede sig for at modstå sandheden, og de fastholdte deres modstand. De tog ikke imod sandheden som den er i Jesus i deres hjerte. Når sandheden kun bliver fremholdt som samvittighedsfuld sandhed, når hjertet ikke stimuleres og gøres modtagelig, er det kun sindet der bliver påvirket. Men når sandheden modtages som sandhed af hjertet, går den gennem samvittigheden, og har fanget sjælen med dens rene principper. Den placeres i hjertet ved Helligånden, som åbenbarer sin skønhed for sindet, så dens forvandlende kraft kan ses i karakteren. - Review and Herald, 14. feb. 1899.