Your soul is not sanctified to the work. You do not take the burden of the work upon you. You choose an easier lot than that which is appointed to the minister of Christ. He counted not His life dear unto Himself. He pleased not Himself, but lived for others’ good. He made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Himself the form of a servant. It is not enough to be able to present the arguments of our position before the people. The minister of Christ must possess an undying love for souls, a spirit of self-denial, of self-sacrifice. He should be willing to give his life, if need be, to the work of saving his fellow men, for whom Christ died. {2T 151.1}

Din sjæl er ikke helliget til arbejdet. Du tager ikke værkets byrde på dig. Du vælger en lettere lod end den der er bestemt en Kristi prædikant. For sig selv regnede han ikke sit liv dyrebart. Han behagede ikke sig selv, men levede for andres bedste. Han gjorde ikke sig selv noget omdømme og tog en tjeners skikkelse på sig. Det er ikke nok at kunne overbringe vort standpunkt for folk. En Kristi prædikant må have en udødelig kærlighed for sjæle, en selvfornægtende og selvopofrende ånd. Han burde være villig til at give sit liv, hvis det behøves, for arbejdet med at frelse sine medmennesker, hvem Kristus døde for.