Jesus taught that the religion of the Bible does not consist in selfish exclusiveness, in personal enjoyment, but in the doing of loving deeds, in bringing the greatest good to others, in genuine goodness. His life, from its beginning to its close, was one of self-denial and self-sacrifice. Upon the cross of Calvary he made the great sacrifice of himself in behalf of all men, that the whole world might have salvation if they would. Christ was hid in God, and God stood revealed to the world in the character of his Son. He declared, "The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise."

Jesus lærte, at Bibelens religion ikke består i selvisk isolation, i selvisk nydelse, men i udførelse af kærlige gerninger og i at skænke andre de størst mulige goder i sand kærlighed. Hans liv var fra først til sidst præget af selvfornægtelse og selvopofrelse. På Golgatas kors bragte han sig selv som det store offer for alle mennesker, så hele verden kunne få frelse, hvis de selv ville det. Kristus var skjult i Gud, og Gud blev åbenbaret for verden i sin Søns skikkelse. Han erklærede: ” Sønnen kan slet intet gøre af sig selv, men kun det, han ser Faderen gøre; thi hvad han gør, det samme gør også Sønnen."