True Love Self-effacing—The devotion which God requires reveals itself in unfeigned love for the souls for whom Christ gave His life. Christ dwelling in the heart will be manifested by the love which He enjoins upon His disciples. His true children will prefer others to themselves. They do not seek for the lion’s share at any time or in any place, because they do not look upon their talents as superior to those of their brethren. When this is indeed the case, the sign will be given in a revelation of the love which Christ manifested for the souls of men—an unselfish, unfeigned love, which preferred the welfare of others before His own.— Manuscript 121, 1899.{1MCP 241.2}

Sand kærlighed er selvudslettende. - Den helligelse som Gud forlanger åbenbarer selv uskrømtet kærlighed for sjæle, som Kristus gav Sit liv for. Med Kristi iboen i hjertet vil den kærlighed vise sig som Han pålægger Sine disciple. Hans sande børn vil aldrig frem for sig selv. De søger ikke løvens snare på noget tidspunkt eller på noget sted, fordi de ikke anser deres talenter for at være deres brødres talenter overlegne. Var dette tilfældet, ville tegnet vise sig i en åbenbaring for den kærlighed, som Kristus viste for menneskesjæle - en uselvisk og uskrømtet kærlighed som foretrak andres velfærd frem for Hans egen. - MS 121, 1899.