If these persons would make the word of God their study and their guide, they would see that no man “liveth to himself.” They would learn from the Inspired Record that God has placed a high value upon the human family. The works of His creation upon each successive day were called good; but man, formed in the image of his Creator, was pronounced “very good.” No other creature that God has made has called forth such exhibitions of His love. And when all was lost by sin, God gave His dear Son to redeem the fallen race. It was His will that they should not perish in their sins, but live to use their powers in blessing the world and honoring their Creator. Professed Christians who do not live to benefit others, follow their own perverse will rather than the will of God, and they will be called to account by the Master for their abuse of the blessings which He has given them. {4T 562.4}

Hvis disse personer vil gøre Guds ord til deres studium og vejleder, ville de se at intet menneske kan "leve for sig selv." De vil lære af den inspirerede optegnelse at Gud har værdsat menneskeslægten højt. Hans gerninger i skabelsesdagene blev kaldet »såre godt«; men mennesket, dannet i sin Skabers billede, blev kaldt »meget godt«. Ingen anden skabning, som Gud har gjort har fremkaldt et sådant bevis på hans kærlighed. Og da alle gik tabt på grund af synden, gav Gud sin dyrebare søn for at genvinde den faldne slægt. Det var hans vilje at de ikke skulle gå fortabt i deres synder, men leve og bruge deres kræfter til velsignelse for verden og ære deres Skaber. Bekendende kristne, som ikke lever for at hjælpe andre, men følge deres egen trodsige vilje, frem for Guds vilje, (563) og de vil blive draget til regnskab af Mesteren for at have misbrugt de velsignelser Gud har givet dem.