Christ, being the head of the church and its living Lord, has a deep love for the members of His body. Christ came to this earth with a message of mercy and forgiveness. He laid the foundation for a religion by which Jew and Gentile, black and white, free and bond, are linked together in one common brotherhood, recognized as equal in the sight of God. No distinction on account of nationality, race, or caste, is recognized by God. He is the Maker of all mankind.
All men are of one family by creation, and all are one through redemption.
Christ came to demolish every wall of partition, to throw open every compartment of the temple, that every soul may have free access to God. . . . In Christ there is neither Jew nor Greek, bond nor free. The following extracts from the Spirit of Prophecy illustrate the great love of Christ for His people gathered together into church fellowship. I testify to my brethren and sisters that the church of Christ, enfeebled and defective as it may be, is the only object on earth on which He bestows His supreme regard. But there is forgiveness with Thee, that Thou mayest be feared.