After a time some of these do receive evidence of their acceptance with God, and are then led to identify themselves with His people. And they date their conversion from this time. But I have been shown that they were adopted into the family of God before that time. God accepted them when they became weary of sin, and having lost their desire for worldly pleasures, resolved to seek God earnestly. But, failing to understand the simplicity of the plan of salvation, they lost many privileges and blessings which they might have claimed had they only believed, when they first turned to God, that He had accepted them. {Ev 286.3}

Efter en tid modtager nogle af disse beviser for deres accept af Gud, og ledes så til at identificere sig selv med Hans folk. Og her sætter de datoen for dette tidspunkt. Men jeg er blevet vist at de blev adopteret i Guds familie før dette tidspunkt. Gud accepterede dem da de blev trætte af synd, og mistede deres ønsker for verdslige fornøjelser, og de besluttede sig for at søge Gud alvorligt. Men da de ikke forstod enkeltheden i Frelsesplanen, mistede mange af dem privilegier og velsigner, som de kunne havde gjort krav på, hvis de blot havde troet, selvom de først vendte sig til Gud, da Han havde accepteret dem.