All Receive Life From God—All created things live by the will and power of God. They are recipients of the life of the Son of God. However able and talented, however large their capacities, they are replenished with life from the Source of all life. He is the spring, the fountain, of life. Only He who alone hath immortality, dwelling in light and life, could say, “I have power to lay down My life, and I have power to take it again.”— Manuscript 131, 1897. (The S.D.A. Bible Commentary 5:1113.) {1MCP 28.2}

Alle modtager liv fra Gud. - Alle skabte ting lever ved Guds vilje og kraft. De er afhængige modtagere af livet hos Guds Søn. Uanset dygtighed og talent, uanset hvor store evner de har, fyldes de op med liv fra al livs Kilde. Kun Ham som alene er udødelig, bor i lys og liv, kan sige: "Jeg har magt til at lægge mit liv ned, og jeg har magt til at tage det op igen." - MS 131, 1897. (5BC 1113.)