To be a Christian is to be Christlike, to possess humility and a meek and quiet spirit that will bear contradiction without being enraged or becoming insane. If the deceptive covering which is about you could be rent asunder so that you could see yourself as God sees you, you would no longer seek to justify self but would fall all broken upon Christ, the only One who can remove the defects in your character and then bind you up.—Testimonies for the Church 2:573 (1870). {2MCP 638.2}

At være en kristen vil sige at ligne Kristus, at have ydmyg og en sagtmodig og stille ånd som vil sige imod uden at blive rasende eller passende sindssyg. Hvis det bedragende dække som er over dig kunne rives i stykker, så at du kunne se dig selv som Gud ser dig, ville du ikke længere forsøge at retfærdiggøre selvet, men ville falde helt sønderbrudt på Kristus, den Eneste som kan fjerne manglerne i din karakter og derefter forbinde dig. — Vidnesbyrd for menigheden 2:573 (1870).