All who would enter the city of God must during their earthly life set forth Christ in their dealings. It is this that constitutes them the messengers of Christ, His witnesses. They are to bear a plain, decided testimony against all evil practices, pointing sinners to the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world. He gives to all who receive Him, power to become the sons of God. Regeneration is the only path by which we can enter the city of God. It is narrow, and the gate by which we enter is strait; but along it we are to lead men and women and children, teaching them that, in order to be saved, they must have a new heart and a new spirit. The old, hereditary traits of character must be overcome. The natural desires of the soul must be changed. All deception, all falsifying, all evilspeaking, must be put away. The new life, which makes men and women Christlike, is to be lived. {9T 23.1}

Alle, der ønsker at komme ind i Guds stad, må i deres jordiske liv fremstille Kristus i deres handlinger. Det er dette, der gør dem til Kristi sendebud og vidner. De skal bære et klart, bestemt vidnesbyrd mod al ond praksis og vise syndere hen til Gud Lam, som bærer verdens synd. Alle dem, som tager imod ham, giver han magt til at blive Guds børn. Genfødelsen er den eneste sti, ad hvilken vi skal gå ind i Guds stad. Den er smal og porten, vi går ind igennem, er snæver men ad den sti skal vi lede mænd, kvinder og børn, idet vi lærer dem, at de for at blive frelst må have et nyt hjerte og en ny ånd. De gamle, nedarvede karaktertræk må overvindes. Sjælens naturlige ønsker må forandres. Alt bedrag, alt falskhed og al ond tale må lægges bort. Det nye liv, der får mænd og kvinder til at ligne Kristus, må leves.