Of Christ's life and death and intercession, which prophets had foretold, the apostles were to go forth as witnesses. Christ in His humiliation, in His purity and holiness, in His matchless love, was to be their theme. And in order to preach the gospel in its fullness, they must present the Saviour not only as revealed in His life and teachings, but as foretold by the prophets of the Old Testament and as symbolized by the sacrificial service.

Apostlene skulle drage ud og være vidner om Kristi liv, død og midlergerning, som profeterne havde forudsagt. De skulle tale om Kristi fornedrelse, renhed og hellighed og hans uendelige kærlighed, og for at de skulle kunne forkynde evangeliet i hele dets fylde, måtte de fremholde Frelseren, ikke blot som han var åbenbaret i sit liv og sin undervisning, men som han var beskrevet af profeterne i Gamle Testamente og billedligt fremstillet i offertjenesten.