God has called His people to glory and virtue, and these will be manifest in the lives of all who are truly connected with Him. Having become partakers of the heavenly gift, they are to go unto perfection, being "kept by the power of God through faith." 1 Peter 1:5. It is the glory of God to give His virtue to His children. He desires to see men and women reaching the highest standard; and when by faith they lay hold of the power of Christ, when they plead His unfailing promises, and claim them as their own, when with an importunity that will not be denied they seek for the power of the Holy Spirit, they will be made complete in Him.

Gud har kaldet sit folk til herlighed og dyd og dette vil åbenbares hos alle dem, som i sandhed er forenet med ham. Når de har fået del i den himmelske gave, skal de fortsætte, indtil fuldkommenheden nås, idet de "bliver bevaret ved tro til frelse." 1Pet. 1,5. Gud æres ved at give sine dyder til sine børn. Han vil, at mænd og kvinder skal nå til det højeste og når de ved troen holder fast ved Kristi magt, når de påberåber sig hans usvigelige løfter og tilegner sig dem som deres egne, når de med en vedholdenhed, der ikke lader sig afvise, søger Helligåndens kraft, så bliver de fuldkomne i ham.