Christ might have opened to men the deepest truths of science. He might have unlocked mysteries which have required many centuries of toil and study to penetrate. He might have made suggestions in scientific lines that till the close of time would have afforded food for thought and stimulus for invention. But He did not do this. He said nothing to gratify curiosity or to stimulate selfish ambition. He did not deal in abstract theories, but in that which is essential to the development of character, that which will enlarge man’s capacity for knowing God, and increase his power to do good. Instead of directing the people to study men’s theories about God, His word, or His works, Christ taught them to behold Him as manifested in His works, in His word, and by His providences. He brought their minds in contact with the mind of the Infinite. He unfolded principles that struck at the root of selfishness. {CT 34.2}

Kristus kunne have åbnet de dybeste videnskabssandheder for menneskene. Han kunne have låst op for mysterier som har krævet flere hundrede års slid og studier at opnå. Han kunne have stillet forslagene i videnskabslinjerne, som indtil den afsluttende tid, ville have krævet næring til tankerne og stimulans for at finde ud af. Men det gjorde Han ikke. Han sagde intet der tilfredsstiller nysgerrighed eller stimulerer selvisk ærgerrighed. Han begav sig ikke i abstrakte teorier, men i (35) det som er væsentlig for at udvikle karakter, som vil udvide menneskets kapacitet for at kende Gud, og øge sin magt til at gøre godt. I stedet for at få mennesker til at studere menneskers teorier om Gud, Hans ord, eller Hans gerninger, lærte Kristus dem at beskue Ham som han blev manifesteret i Hans gerninger, i hans ord, og med Hans forsyn. Han bragte deres tanker i forbindelse med den Uendeliges sindelag. Han åbnede op for de principper som slår rødderne til selviskhed.