“Give Me Thine Heart”[Special Testimonies, Series A 9:51-59 (1897).]Adelaide, Australia,October 12, 1896Those who are in responsible positions are not to become converted to the self-indulgent, extravagant principles of the world, for they cannot afford it; and if they could, Christlike principles would not allow it. Manifold teaching needs to be given. “Whom shall He teach knowledge? and whom shall He make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little.” Thus the word of the Lord is patiently to be brought before the children and kept before them, by parents who believe the word of God. “For with stammering lips and another tongue will He speak to this people. To whom He said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear. But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.” Why?—because they did not heed the word of the Lord that came unto them. {TM 418.2}

Adelaide, Australien, 12.oktober, 1896 Dem som er i ansvarlige embeder skal ikke gå hen og blive forvandlet til verdens selvforkælene og urimelige principper, for de kan ikke udføre dem; og hvis de kunne, ville Kristi lig principper ikke tillade det. Mangfoldige læresætninger behøves at gives. »Hvem vil han belære, hvem tyder hans synder - mon afvante børn, nys tagne fra brystet? Kun hakke og rakke, rakke og hakke, lidt i vejen her og lidt i vejen der!« Således bringes Herrens ord tålmodigt for børnene, og holdes foran dem, af forældre der tror Guds ord. »Ja, med lallende læber, med fremmed mål vil han tale til dette folk, han, som dog sagde til dem: »Her er der hvile, lad den trætte hvile, her er der ro!« - men de ville ej høre. Så bliver for dem da Herrens ord: »Hakke og (419) rakke, rakke og hakke, lidt i vejen her og lidt i vejen der!« så de går hen og styrter bagover, sønderslås, fanges og hildes.« Hvorfor? - fordi de ikke giver agt på Herrens ord da det kom til dem.