The Son of God was in the form of God, and he thought it not robbery to be equal with God. He was the only one, who as a man walked the earth, who could say to all men, Who of you convinceth me of sin? He had united with the Father in the creation of man, and he had power through his own divine perfection of character to atone for man’s sin, and to elevate him, and bring him back to his first estate. {2SP 10.2}

Guds søn var i Guds skikkelse, og han tog det ikke for at røvet bygge at være lige med Gud. Han var den eneste, som et menneske der gik på jorden, som kunne sige til alle mennesker: Hvem af jer kan overbevise mig om synd? Han har forenet sig med faderen i menneskets skabelse, og han havde kraft igennem sin egen guddommelige karakterfuldkommenhed at sone for menneskets synd, og ophøje det, og bringe det tilbage til sin første rang.