Christ intended that a greater work should be done in behalf of men than we have yet seen. He did not intend that such large numbers should choose to stand under the banner of Satan and be enrolled as rebels against the government of God. The world’s Redeemer did not design that His purchased inheritance should live and die in their sins. Why, then, are so few reached and saved? It is because so many of those who profess to be Christians are working in the same lines as the great apostate. Thousands who know not God might today be rejoicing in His love if those who claim to serve Him would work as Christ worked. {6T 273.2}

Kristus havde til hensigt, at der skulle udføres et større arbejde for menneskene, end vi endnu har set. Det var ikke hans hensigt, at så store mængder skulle vælge at stå under Satans banner og stille sig som oprørere imod Guds herredømme. Verdens Genløser havde ikke til hensigt, at hans købte arv skulle leve og dø i deres synder. Hvorfor er der da så få, som bliver påvirket og frelst? Det skyldes, at så mange af dem, der bekender sig til at være kristne, arbejder efter de samme linjer som den store oprører. Tusinder af mennesker, som ikke kender Gud, kunne i dag have glædet sig i hans kærlighed, hvis de, der bekender sig til at tjene ham, ville virke, som Kristus virkede.