Christ gives power to the voice of the church. “Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” No such thing is countenanced as one man’s starting out upon his own individual responsibility and advocating what views he chooses, irrespective of the judgment of the church. God has bestowed the highest power under heaven upon His church. It is the voice of God in His united people in church capacity which is to be respected. {3T 450.3}

[Kristus giver menighedens stemme magt. »Sandelig siger jeg eder, hvad I binder på jorden, det skal være bundet i himmelen; og hvad I løser på jorden, det skal være løst i himmelen.« At een mand på eget ansvar tager initiativet til at forfægte hvilke som helst anskuelser, der måtte falde ham ind, uden hensyn til menighedens skøn, er noget, som ikke finder medhold. Gud har givet den højeste magt under himmelen til (451) sin menighed. Det, der skal respekteres, er Guds stemme i hans folk, som er forenet i menighedssamfund.