All the light of the past, all the light which shines in the present and reaches forth into the future, as revealed in the word of God, is for every soul who will receive it. The glory of this light, which is the very glory of the character of Christ, is to be manifested in the individual Christian, in the family, in the church, in the ministry of the word, and in every institution established by God’s people. All these the Lord designs shall be symbols of what can be done for the world. They are to be types of the saving power of the truths of the gospel. They are agencies in the fulfillment of God’s great purpose for the human race. {6T 11.3}

Alt lyset fra fortiden og alt det lys, der skinner i nutiden og strækker sig ind i fremtiden, sådan som det åbenbares i Guds ord, er for enhver sjæl, som vil modtage det. Glansen af dette lys, som er selve glansen af Kristi karakter, skal komme for dagen hos den enkelte kristne, i familien, i menigheden, i ordets forkyndelse og i hver institution, som oprettes af Guds folk. Alle disse skal ifølge Herrens hensigt være billeder på, hvad der kan udrettes for verden. De skal være forbillede på den frelsende kraft i evangeliets sandheder. De er midler i fuldbyrdelsen af Guds store forsæt med menneskeslægten.