The CommissionIt is God’s purpose that His people shall be a sanctified, purified, holy people, communicating light to all around them. It is His purpose that, by exemplifying the truth in their lives, they shall be a praise in the earth. The grace of Christ is sufficient to bring this about. But let God’s people remember that only as they believe and work out the principles of the gospel can He make them a praise in the earth. Only as they use their God-given capabilities in His service will they enjoy the fullness and power of the promise whereon the church has been called to stand. If those who profess to believe in Christ as their Saviour reach only the low standard of worldly measurement, the church fails to bear the rich harvest that God expects. “Found wanting” is written upon her record. {8T 14.1}

(14) [Det er Guds hensigt, at hans folk skal være et indviet, rent og helligt folk, der bringer lys til alle omkring sig. Det er hans hensigt, at de ved at efterleve sandheden skal blive til velsignelse på jorden. Kristi nåde er tilstrækkelig til at virkeliggøre dette. Men Guds folk bør huske, at han kun vil gøre dem til velsignende på jorden, når de tror og efterlever evangeliets principper. Det er kun, når de bruger de evner, han har givet dem, i tjeneste for ham, at de kan eje fylden og kraften i det løfte, hvorpå menigheden er blevet kaldet til at stå. Hvis de, der bekender sig til at tro på Kristus som deres Frelser, kun når de verdslige idealers lave mål, vil menigheden ikke kunne give den rige høst, som Gud venter. I dens regnskab står der skrevet: »Fundet for let.”