Sometimes Fail to See God as a Loving Father—The young generally conduct themselves as though the precious hours of probation, while mercy lingers, were one grand holiday and they were placed in this world merely for their own amusement, to be gratified with a continued round of excitement. Satan has been making special efforts to lead them to find happiness in worldly amusements and to justify themselves by endeavoring to show that these amusements are harmless, innocent, and even important for health. The impression has been given by some physicians that spirituality and devotion to God are detrimental to health. This suits the adversary of souls.—Testimonies for the Church 1:501 (1867). {1MCP 291.2}

Ser nogle gange ikke Gud som en elskende fader. - De unge opfører sig i almindelighed som om prøvetidens dyrebare timer var en stor fridag og de er kun er sat i denne verden for deres egen fornøjelses skyld og hele tiden blive tilfredsstillet med spænding. Satan har gjort særlige anstrengelser for at få dem til at finde lykke i verdslige fornøjelser og få dem til at retfærdiggøre sig selv ved at få disse fornøjelser til at se ud som uskyldige, harmløse ja endog betydningsfulde for helbredet. Nogle læger har givet det indtryk at åndeliggørelse og helligelse til Gud er skadelig for helbredet. Dette passer sjælenes modstander godt. - vidnesbyrd 1 501 (1867).