Oh, how much better it would be if all who do this were connected with some other work than the sacred institutions appointed by God as His great centers! They are supposed to be under the guidance of the Holy Spirit; but this is a mistake. They do not do the work of God faithfully; they do not give evidence that they realize its sacred character. Their influence misleads others, causing them to regard lightly God’s instrumentalities ordained for the saving of souls, and leading them to think that they may bring in their own ideas and common thoughts and plans. Thus a low, cheap level is reached, and God is greatly dishonored. {TM 402.3}

Oh, hvor meget bedre ville det være hvis alle som gør dette var tilknyttet noget andet arbejde end de indviede institutioner der er bestemt af Gud som hans store centre! De antages at være under Helligåndens (403) vejledning; men det er en stor fejltagelse. De gør ikke Guds arbejde trofast; de giver ikke vidne af at de indser dets indviede karakter. Deres indflydelse vildleder andre, og får dem til at se let på Guds redskaber der er bestemt til sjælenes frelse, og leder dem til at tro at de må bringe deres egne ideer og almindelige tanker og planer ind. Således opnås et lavt og tarveligt niveau, og Gud er stærkt vanæret.