In partaking with His disciples of the bread and wine, Christ pledged Himself to them as their Redeemer. He committed to them the new covenant, by which all who receive Him become children of God, and joint heirs with Christ. By this covenant every blessing that Heaven could bestow for this life and the life to come was theirs. This covenant deed was to be ratified with the blood of Christ. And the administration of the sacrament was to keep before the disciples the infinite sacrifice made for each of them individually as a part of the great whole of fallen humanity. {FLB 301.2}

Ved at Hans disciple fik del i brødet og vinen, bad Kristus Selv, som deres Forløser, indstændigt for dem. Han overdrog dem den nye pagt, som alle som tager imod bliver Guds børn, og medarvinger med Kristus. Med denne pagt blev alle de velsignelser, som himlen kan berige dette liv og det kommende liv med, til deres. Denne pagtshandling skal blive stadfæstet ved Kristi blod. Og forvaltningen af sakramentet skal holdes frem for disciplene, det uendelige offer der blev gjort for hver enkelt af dem, som en del af den faldne menneskeheds store helhed.