Hold Fast to God’s Principles . No council of men can with safety remove God’s principles, and set up their own; for the word of God declares, “Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.” “For the Lord shall rise up as in Mount Perazim, He shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that He may do His work, His strange work; and bring to pass His act, His strange act. Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord God of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth.” {TM 384.2}

Hold fast ved Guds principper
Ingen mennesker under rådslagning kan med sikkerhed fjerne Guds principper, og sætte deres egne op; for Guds ord har erklæret, »Jeg gør ret til målesnor, retfærd til blylod; hagl skal slå løgnelyset ned, vand skylle gemmestedet bort.« »Thi som på Perazims bjerg vil Herren stå op, som i Gibeons dal vil han vise sin vrede for at gøre sin gerning - en underlig gerning, og øve sit værk - et sælsomt værk. Derfor (385) hold inde med spot, at ej eders bånd skal snære; thi om hele landets visse undergang hørte jeg fra Herren, Hærskarers Herre.«