“Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; and walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given Himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savor.” Man by wicked works alienated himself from God, but Christ gave His life that all who would, might be freed from sin and reinstated in the favor of the Creator. It was the anticipation of a redeemed, holy universe that prompted Christ to make this great sacrifice. Have we accepted the privileges so dearly purchased? Are we followers of God as dear children, or are we servants of the prince of darkness? Are we worshipers of Jehovah, or of Baal? of the living God, or of idols? {5T 173.3}

[»I skal ligne Gud som hans kære børn og vandre i kærlighed, ligesom Kristus elskede os og gav sig selv hen for os som en gave og et offer til Gud, en liflig duft.« Mennesket har med sine onde gerninger adskilt sig selv fra Gud, men Kristus gav sit liv for at ethvert ønske om frihed fra synd og opnåelse af Skaberens gunst kunne opfyldes. Det var udsigten til et forløst, helligt univers, der tilskyndende Kristus til at bringe dette store offer. Har vi værdsat det privilegium der er købt med så høj en pris? Følger vi Gud, som hans elskede børn, eller er vi mørkets fyrstes tjenere? Tilbeder vi Jehova eller Ba'al, den levende Gud eller afguder?