Chapter 14 1-4. A Spy in the Camp—The Lord has in His Word plainly instructed His people not to unite themselves with those who have not His love and fear before them. Such companions will seldom be satisfied with the love and respect which are justly theirs. They will constantly seek to gain from the God-fearing wife or husband some favor which shall involve a disregard of the divine requirements. To a godly man, and to the church with which he is connected, a worldly wife or a worldly friend is as a spy in the camp, who will watch every opportunity to betray the servant of Christ, and expose him to the enemy’s attacks (The Signs of the Times, September 27, 1910; The Signs of the Times, October 6, 1881).{2BC 1006.6}

Kapitel 14

1-4. En spion i lejren. - I Sit ord har Herren tydelig instrueret Sit folk til at ikke gå i forbund med dem som ikke har Hans kærlighed og frygt for sig. Disse ledsagere vil sjældent være tilfreds med den kærlighed og respekt som rettelig tilkommer dem. De vil hele tiden forsøge at få velvilje fra sin gudfrygtige hustru eller mand, for at beholde en ligegyldighed over for de guddommelige krav. For en gudfrygtig mand, og for den menighed han er knyttet til, er en verdslig hustru eller en verdslig ven som en fjende i lejren, som vil våge for enhver anledning til at forråde Kristi tjener, og udsætte ham for fjendens angreb (ST 27. sept., 1910).