In all this, God is seeking to bring the human into association with the divine, that through this connection man may become transformed into the divine likeness. Then the principle of love and goodness will be a part of his nature. Satan, seeking to thwart this purpose, constantly works to encourage dependence upon man, to make men the slaves of men. When he thus succeeds in turning minds away from God, he insinuates his own principles of selfishness, hatred, and strife. {7T 176.2}

I alt dette, forsøger Gud at bringe mennesker i kontakt med det guddommelige, så mennesker ved denne forbindelse kan forvandles til guddommelig lighed. Så vil kærlighedens og godhedens princip blive en del af hans natur. Satan, søger at modarbejde dette mål, hele tiden gøre dem afhængige af mennesker, gøre dem til slaver af mennesker. Når det således lykkes ham at vende mennesker bort fra Gud, indsniger han sine egne egenkærlige, hadefulde og stridbare principper.