It would have been an almost infinite humiliation for the Son of God to take man’s nature, even when Adam stood in his innocence in Eden. But Jesus accepted humanity when the race had been weakened by four thousand years of sin. Like every child of Adam He accepted the results of the working of the great law of heredity. What these results were is shown in the history of His earthly ancestors. He came with such a heredity to share our sorrows and temptations, and to give us the example of a sinless life. {FLB 48.6}

Det ville have været en næsten ubegrænset ydmygelse for Guds Søn at tage menneskers natur, endog da Adam stor i sin uskyldighed i Eden. Men Jesus accepterede menneskeslægten, da den var blevet svækket af fire tusinde års synd. Ligesom ethvert Adams barn accepterede Han resultaterne af den store degeneration. Hvad disse resultater var, ser vi i historien for Hans jordiske stamfædre. Han kom med en sådan arv for at dele vore sorger og fristelser, og give os eksemplet på et syndfrit liv.