Both of you have professed to be servants of Christ. How necessary that you should obey your Master’s directions and be faithful to your duties. “Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God.” This love is without a parallel, giving to men the relationship of sons to God. Therefore the Father expects obedience from His children; therefore He requires a right disposition of the property He has placed in their hands. It is not their own to use for their personal gratification; but it is the capital of the Lord, for which they are responsible to Him. {4T 124.2}

I begge har bekendt at være Kristi tjenere. Hvor nødvendigt er det ikke at I adlyder jeres Mesters anvisninger og er trofaste i jeres pligter. »Se, hvor stor en kærlighed Faderen har vist os, at vi må kaldes Guds børn; og vi er det. Derfor kender verden ikke os, fordi den ikke har kendt ham.« Denne kærlighed er uden sammenlignelse, den giver mennesket sønneforholdet til Gud. Derfor forventer Faderen lydighed fra sine børn; derfor forlanger han en ret forvaltning af den ejendom han har lagt i deres hænder. Det er ikke deres eget, til egen personlig tilfredsstillelse; men det er Herrens kapital, som de er ansvarlig over for ham at forvalte.