It is not God’s purpose that any human being should yield his mind and will to the control of another, becoming a passive instrument in his hands. No one is to merge his individuality in that of another. He is not to look to any human being as the source of healing. His dependence must be in God. In the dignity of his God-given manhood he is to be controlled by God Himself, not by any human intelligence. {2MCP 705.3}

Det er ikke Guds hensigt, at noget menneske skal stille sit sind eller sin vilje under en andens kontrol og således blive et viljeløst redskab i vedkommendes hånd. Ingen må lade sin personlighed gå op i en andens. Han må ikke betragte noget menneske som kilden til helbredelse. Han må føle sig afhængig af Gud. Hævdende sit af Gud givne menneskeværd må han lade sig beherske af Gud alene og ikke af noget menneske.