A Decided Stand—Men may raise up all the combativeness they please, but the commandments of God are the commandments of God still. We have decided to keep God’s commandments and live, and [preserve] His law as the apple of our eye. Let men rail out against the law of God and trample His commandment-keeping people under their feet. Can they do it and live? It is impossible. God has His measurement of character, and it is those who obey Him that live, and those who keep His law as the apple of their eye that He preserves.—Manuscript 5, 1891. {Ev 244.1}

Et besluttet ståsted. - Mennesker kan sætte al den modstand op som de vil, men Guds bud er stadig Guds bud. Vi har besluttet at holde Guds bud og lever, og (bevarer) Hans lov som vor øjesten. Lad mennesker skælde ud imod Guds lov og træde Hans lovlydige folk under deres føder. Kan de gøre dette og leve? Det er umuligt. Gud har Sit mål for karakteren, og det er dem som adlyder Ham der lever, og dem som holder Hans lov som deres øjesten som han beskytter. - manuskript 5, 1891.