Satan’s Studied Purpose to Employ Powers for Selfish Ends—Satan has nets and snares, like the snares of the fowler, all prepared to entrap souls. It is his studied purpose that men shall employ their God-given powers for selfish ends rather than yield them to glorify God. God would have men engage in a work that will bring them peace and joy and will render them eternal profit; but Satan wants us to concentrate our efforts for that which profiteth not, for the things that perish with the using.—The Present Truth, September 1, 1910. (HC 200.) {1MCP 28.4}

Satans studerede mål med at bruge magter i selvisk øjemed. - Satan har net og snarer, ligesom fuglefængeren har snarer, og alle er forberedt til at forlokke sjæle. Det er hans studerede hensigt at mennesker skal bruge deres Gudsgivne kræfter i selvisk øjemed, frem for at give dem til Guds forherligelse. Gud vil have at mennesker involverer sig et arbejde der bringer dem (29) fred og glæde og vil give dem evig udbytte; men Satan ønsker at vi skal hellige vore anstrengelser for det som ikke gavner, for ting som fordærves når de anvendes. - RH, 1. sept., 1910. (HC 200.)