Meeting the Tempter’s Challenge—Satan will come to you saying, You are a sinner. But do not let him fill your mind with the thought that because you are sinful, God has cast you off. Say to him, Yes, I am a sinner, and for that reason I need a Saviour. I need forgiveness and pardon, and Christ says that if I come to Him I shall not perish. In His letter to me I read, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9). I will believe the word He has left for me. I will obey His commands. When Satan tells you that you are lost, answer, Yes, but Jesus came to seek and to save that which was lost. The greater my sin, the greater my need of a Saviour.— Letter 98b, 1896{1MCP 33.1}

Imødekomme fristerens udfordring. - Satan vil komme til dig og sige. Du er en synder. Lad ham ikke fylde dit sind med den tanke at fordi du er syndig, har Gud kastet dig bort. Sig til ham: Ja, jeg er en synder, og derfor behøver jeg en Frelser. Jeg behøver tilgivelse, og Kristus siger at hvis jeg kommer til Ham skal jeg ikke gå fortabt. I Hans brev til mig læser jeg: "Hvis vi bekender vore synder, er han trofast og retfærdig, så han tilgiver os vore synder og renser os fra al uretfærdighed." (1. Joh. 1,9) Jeg vil tro det ord Han har overladt til mig. Jeg vil adlyde Hans bud. Når Satan fortæller dig at du er fortabt, så svar: "Ja, men Jesus kom for at opsøge og frelse det fortabte. Jo større min synd er, des større behov for en Frelser. - Brev 98b, 1896.