The word of God is our standard. Every act of love, every word of kindness, every prayer in behalf of the suffering and oppressed, is reported before the eternal throne and placed on heaven’s imperishable record. The divine word pours light into the most darkened understanding, and that light makes the most cultivated feel their inefficiency and sinfulness. {5T 133.3}

Guds ord er vort mønster. Enhver kærlig handling, hvert venligt ord, hver bøn for de lidende og besværede fremlægges for den evige trone og indføres i himmelens uforgængelige regnskab. Det guddommelige ord sender lys ind i den mest formørkede forstand og dette lys bringer de mest kultiverede til at erkende deres udygtighed og syndighed.