The entrance of God’s word is the application of divine truth to the heart, purifying and refining the soul through the agency of the Holy Spirit. The faculties devoted unreservedly to God, under the guidance of the divine Spirit, develop steadily and harmoniously. Devotion and piety establish so close a relation between Jesus and His disciples that the Christian becomes like Him. Through the power of God, his weak, vacillating character becomes changed to one of strength and steadfastness. He becomes a person of sound principle, clear perception, and reliable, well-balanced judgment. Having a connection with God, the source of light and understanding, his views, unbiased by his own preconceived opinions, become broader, his discernment more penetrative and farseeing. The knowledge of God, the understanding of His revealed will, as far as human minds can grasp it, will, when received into the character, make efficient men. {CT 37.3}

Indgangen til Guds ord er den guddommelige sandheds anvendelse i hjertet, renser og forædler sjælen ved Helligåndens virke. Evnerne helliges uforbeholdent til Gud, under den guddommelige Ånds vejledning, udvikler stadigt og harmonisk. Helligelse og fromhed opretter et så nært forhold mellem Jesus og Hans (38) disciple at den kristne bliver ligesom Ham. Ved Guds kraft, bliver hans svage og vaklende karakter forandret til en stærk og standhaftig karakter. Han bliver en person med sunde principper. Rent klarsyn, og pålidelig, velafbalanceret dømmekraft. Med en forbindelse med Gud, lysets og forstandens kilde, bliver hans udsyn, uhildet af hans egne forudfattede meninger, bredere, hans dømmekraft mere skarpsindig og langsynet. Gudskundskab, forståelse af Hans åbenbarede vilje, så vidt menneskesind kan fatte det, vil gøre mennesker duelige, når den modtages i karakteren.