Again I would urge that living faith in God be cultivated. There are those who, though thought to be serving God, are fast becoming girded about with infidelity. To them crooked paths seem straight; they are living in continual violation of God’s truth; corrupt principles are interwoven into their life practice, and wherever they go they sow seeds of evil. In the place of leading others to Christ their influence causes them to question and doubt. They unsettle minds in the truth by entering into speculative theories which draw them away from the truth. They help to forge the fetters of doubt and unbelief, faultfinding and accusing; and souls stumble over them to perdition. The blood of souls will be upon those who, while they profess to be in the service of God, are doing the work of His enemy. {TM 281.2}

Igen vil jeg tilskynde til at levende tro i Gud bliver opdyrket. Der er dem som, i tanken for at tjene Gud, er helt omgivet med utroskab. For dem synes krogede stier lige, de lever i stadig overtrædelse af Guds sandhed; forrykte principper er sammenvævet i deres livsudøvelse, og hvorhen de end går sår de onde frø. I stedet for at lede andre til Kristus lader deres indflydelse dem drage i tvivl og betvivler. De rokker ved sande tanker ved at fare vild i spekulative teorier der trækker dem væk fra sandheden. De hjælper til at smede tvivlens og vantroens, kværulantiske og anklagende lænker; og sjæle snubler over dem til evig fortabelse. De sjæles blod vil være på dem der, når de vedkender sig at være i Guds tjeneste, gør hans fjendes arbejde.