“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.” Christ has called you to be His followers, to imitate His life of self-sacrifice and self-denial, to be interested in the great work of the redemption of the fallen race. You have no just sense of the work that God requires you to perform. Christ is your pattern. That in which you are deficient is love. This pure and holy principle distinguishes the character and conduct of Christians from those of worldlings. Divine love has a powerful, purifying influence. It is to be found only in renewed hearts, and naturally flows out to their fellow men. {2T 169.2}

»Men I er en udvalgt slægt, et kongeligt præsteskab, et helligt folk, et ejendomsfolk, for at I skal forkynde hans guddomskraft, som kaldte jer fra mørket til sit underfulde lys.« Kristus har kaldt jer til at være hans efterfølgere, til at efterligne hans selvopofrende og selvfornægtende liv, til at interessere jer for det store forløsningsarbejde for den faldne slægt. I har ingen rigtig fornemmelse af det arbejde Gud forlanger i skal udføre. Kristus er jeres mønster. Hvor I her er utilstrækkelige, er der kærlighed. Denne rene og hellige bestanddel sondrer kristnes karakter og opførsel fra de verdslige. Guddommelig kærlighed har en magtfuld og rensende påvirkning. Den er kun at finde i fornyede hjerter og blomstrer naturligt til deres medmennesker.