The spirit of liberality is the spirit of heaven. Christ’s self-sacrificing love is revealed upon the cross. That man might be saved, He gave all that He had and then gave Himself. The cross of Christ appeals to the benevolence of every follower of the blessed Saviour. The principle there illustrated is to give, give. This, carried out in actual benevolence and good works, is the true fruit of the Christian life. The principle of worldlings is to get, get, and thus they expect to secure happiness; but carried out in all its bearings, the fruit is misery and death. {9T 254.2}

Gavmildhedens ånd er himmelens ånd. Kristi selvopofrende kærlighed er åbenbaret på Korset. Han gav alt, hvad han havde og så gav han sig selv, for at mennesket kunne blive frelst. Kristi kors appellerer til godgørenhed hos den velsignede Frelsers efterfølgere. Det princip, som åbenbares der, er at give og at give. Det kristnes livs ægte frugter er dette udført i aktuel godgørenhed og gode gerninger. Det verdslige princip er at få og at få! Derved forventer man at sikre sig lykke, men når dette føres ud i hele sin udstrækning, bliver frugten elendighed og død.