God has made His church on the earth a channel of light, and through it He communicates His purposes and His will. He does not give to one of His servants an experience independent of and contrary to the experience of the church itself. Neither does He give one man a knowledge of His will for the entire church while the church--Christ's body --is left in darkness. In His providence He places His servants in close connection with His church in order that they may have less confidence in themselves and greater confidence in others whom He is leading out to advance His work.

Gud har gjort sin menighed her på jorden til en vej til lyset, og gennem den meddeler han sine formål og sin vilje. Han giver ikke nogen af sine tjenere en erfaring, der er uafhængig af eller i modstrid med selve kirkens erfaringer. Han giver heller ikke noget enkelt menneske en viden om sin vilje med hensyn til hele menigheden, mens menigheden Kristi legeme holdes i uvidenhed. I sin forudseenhed sætter han sine tjenere i nøje forbindelse med sin menighed, for at de skal få mindre selvtillid og større tillid til andre, som han udvælger til at fremme sin gerning.