45. Danger in Following Blindly—God’s people of today are in danger of committing errors no less disastrous. We cannot, we must not, place blind confidence in any man, however high his profession of faith or his position in the church. We must not follow his guidance, unless the Word of God sustains him. The Lord would have His people individually distinguish between sin and righteousness, between the precious and the vile (The Signs of the Times, August 17, 1882).{2BC 1016.2}

45. Fare for at følge en blind.-- I dag er Gods folk i fare for at begå gå fejl der ikke er mindre katastrofale. Vi kan ikke, og vi må ikke, sætte blind tillid til noget menneske, uanset hvor høj hans trosbekendelse eller hans position er i menigheden. Vi må ikke følge hans vejledning, medmindre Guds Ord understøtter ham. Herren vil have at Hans folk hver i sær skelner imellem synd og retfærdighed, mellem det værdifulde og det nedrige (ST 17. aug, 1882).