God suffers His poor to be in the borders of every church. They are always to be among us, and the Lord places upon the members of every church a personal responsibility to care for them. We are not to lay our responsibility upon others. Toward those within our own borders we are to manifest the same love and sympathy that Christ would manifest were He in our place. Thus we are to be disciplined, that we may be prepared to work in Christ’s lines. {6T 272.2}

Gud tillader, at der inden for hver menighed findes nogle af hans fattige. De vil altid være iblandt os og Herren pålægger medlemmerne i hver menighed som et personligt ansvar at sørge for dem. Vi skal ikke lægge vort ansvar over på andre. For dem, der befinder sig inden for vore egne rækker, skal vi vise den samme kærlighed og sympati, som Kristus ville lægge for dagen, om han var i vort sted. Således skal vi oplæres, for at vi må beredes til at virke efter de samme retningslinjer som Kristus.