In Christ were united the human and the divine. His mission was to reconcile God and man, to unite the finite with the infinite. This was the only way in which fallen men could be exalted through the merits of the blood of Christ to be partakers of the divine nature. Taking human nature fitted Christ to understand man’s trials and sorrows, and all the temptations wherewith he is beset. Angels who were unacquainted with sin could not sympathize with man in his peculiar trials. Christ condescended to take man’s nature and was tempted in all points like as we, that He might know how to succor all who should be tempted. {2T 201.1}

I Kristus var det menneskelige og det guddommelige forenet. Hans mission var at forlige Gud og menneskene, at forene det endelige med det uendelige. Dette var den eneste måde, hvorpå faldne mennesker kunne ophøjes til gennem Kristi blods fortjeneste at blive delagtige i guddommelig natur. At Kristus påtog sig menneskelig natur, gjorde ham skikket til at forstå menneskenes prøvelser og sorger og alle de fristelser, der omgiver dem. Engle, som ikke kendte synd, kunne ikke sympatisere med menneskene i deres særlige prøvelser. Kristus nedlod sig til at antage menneskelig natur og blev fristet i alle ting ligesom vi, for at han kunne hjælpe alle dem, der ville blive fristet.