In the days of the apostles the most foolish heresies were presented as truth. History has been and will be repeated. There will always be those who, though apparently conscientious, will grasp at the shadow, preferring it to the substance. They take error in the place of truth, because error is clothed with a new garment, which they think covers something wonderful. But let the covering be removed, and nothingness appears (The Review and Herald, February 5, 1901). {7BC 917.11}

På apostlenes dage blev de mest tåbelige kætteri fremstillet som sandhed. Historien har gentaget sig. Der vil altid være nogle som tilsyneladende altid er oprigtige, men vil gribe skyggen, og tage det som den dybeste betydning. De tager vildfarelsen i stedet for sandhed, (918) fordi vildfarelse er klædt i ny forklædning, som de tror dækker over noget forunderligt. Men lad klædningen blive fjernet, og der er ingen ting inden under (RH 5. feb., 1901).