Every seed has in itself a germinating principle. In it the life of the plant is enfolded. So there is life in God’s Word. Christ says, “The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.” ... In every command and in every promise of the Word of God is the power, the very life of God, by which the command may be fulfilled and the promise realized. He who by faith receives the Word is receiving the very life and character of God. {FLB 21.2}

”Hvert frø har en spireevne i sig. I denne udfolder plantens liv sig. Således er der liv i Guds ord. Kristus siger, "De ord, jeg har talt til jer, er ånd og liv." . . . I hver befaling og i hvert løfte er Guds ord kraft, livet hos Gud, hvori befalingen fuldbyrdes og løftet realiseres. Han, som i tro modtager Ordet, modtager Guds liv og karakter.