'The relations between God and each soul are as distinct and full as though there were not another soul upon the earth to share His watchcare, not another soul for whom He gave His beloved Son.’ (SC100)

'God estimates man not by the circumstances of his birth, not by his position or wealth, not by his advantages in educational lines, but by the price paid for his redemption. However misshapen has been his character, although he may have been counted as an outcast among men, the man who permits the grace [unmerited kindness] of Christ to enter his soul will be reformed in character and will be raised up from his condition of guilt, degradation, and wretchedness. God has made every provision in order that the lost one may become His child. The frailest human being may be elevated, ennobled, refined, and sanctified by the grace of God.' (SW31)

'Men may deny the claim of God's love, they may wander from Him, they may choose another master; yet they are God's, and He longs to recover His own.' (COL187)