Present Dangers . Even Seventh-day Adventists are in danger of closing their eyes to truth as it is in Jesus, because it contradicts something which they have taken for granted as truth but which the Holy Spirit teaches is not truth. Let all be very modest, and seek most earnestly to put self out of the question, and to exalt Jesus. In most of the religious controversies the foundation of the trouble is that self is striving for the supremacy. About what? About matters which are not vital points at all, and which are regarded as such only because men have given importance to them. (See Matthew 12:31-37; Mark 14:56; Luke 5:21; Matthew 9:3.) {TM 70.2}

Nutidens farer
Selv syvende-dags Adventister er i fare for at lukke deres øjne for sandheden som den er i Jesus, fordi den dementerer noget som de har taget for givet som sandhed (71) men som Helligånden lærer ikke er sandhed. Lad alle være meget beskedne, og søg meget alvorligt at sætte selvet ud af dette spørgsmål, og ophøje Jesus. I de fleste religiøse stridigheder er problemernes rod at selvet stræber efter overlegenheden. Over hvad? Over ting som ikke frem for alt er livsnødvændige, og som betragtes sådan kun fordi mennesker har givet dem en sådan vigtighed. (se Matthæus 12,31-37; Markus 14,56; Lukas 5,21; Matthæus 9,3)