Christ is the Author of all truth. Every brilliant conception, every thought of wisdom, every capacity and talent of men, is the gift of Christ. He borrowed no new ideas from humanity; for he originated all. But when he came to earth, he found the bright gems of truth which he had intrusted to man, all buried up in superstition and tradition. Truths of most vital importance were placed in the framework of error, to serve the purpose of the archdeceiver. The opinions of men, the most popular sentiments of the people, were glossed over with the appearance of truth, and were presented as the genuine gems of heaven, worthy [of] attention and reverence. But Christ swept away erroneous theories of every grade. No one save the world's Redeemer had power to present the truth in its primitive purity, divested of the error that Satan had accumulated to hide its heavenly beauty.

Kristus er al sandheds ophav. Enhver strålende idé, enhver vise tanke, enhver dygtighed og hvert talent hos mennesker er Kristi gave. Han har ikke lånt nye tanker fra mennesker, for han har selv skabt alt. Men da han kom til jorden, fandt han sandhedens klare ædelstene, som han havde betroet mennesket, helt begravet i overtro og traditioner. Sandheder af den mest afgørende betydning var kædet sammen med vildfarelser for at tjene den listige bedragers formål. Menneskers meninger, deres mest populære følelser, blev dækket til i foregivelse af sandheden og blev præsenteret som himlens ægte ædelstene, værdig at ofre opmærksomhed og ærbødighed. Men Kristus tog alle slags fejlagtige teorier. Ingen anden end verdens frelser havde magt til at fremsætte sandheden i den oprindelige renhed, befriet for de vildfarelser, som Satan havde hobet over den for at skjule dens himmelske skønhed.