Obedience through Jesus Christ gives to man perfection of character and a right to that tree of life. The conditions of again partaking of the fruit of the tree are plainly stated in the testimony of Jesus Christ to John: “Blessed are they that do His commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and many enter in through the gates into the city” (Manuscript 72, 1901).{1BC 1086.4}

Mennesket opnår en fuldkommen karakter og retten til livets træ ved lydigheden i Jesus Kristus. Betingelserne for en fornyet adgang til træets frugt, står tydeligt i Jesu Kristi vidnesbyrd til Johannes: "Salige er de, som tvætter deres klæder for at de kan få adgang til livets træ og gennem portene gå ind i staden." (MS 72, 1901).