Basically, the Lotus Sutra affirms the wisdom and the eternity of the Dharma (“Revelation of the Eternal Life of the Tathāgata,” chapter 16), the inherent capacity of all people to receive it and to achieve eventual fulfillment (chapter 8), and the process of transmission that is in accord with the level, capacities, and growth process for each thing (chapter 5). In sum, within a vast vision of time and space, the Lotus affirms the capacities of all beings and affirms the goodness of all methods that are helpful. The ruling criterion is the growth and fulfillment of all beings. Accompanying this faith in the responsiveness of the Dharma (life) at its deepest levels and the confidence that it is good and intends growth, there is in turn an obligation: we, like the Dharma, are expected to be compassionate, responsive, and creative to help other beings grow.
A Buddhist Kaleidoscope; David W. Chappell, Organic Truth: Personal Reflections on the Lotus Sutra Page 64