Many confessed that they had not paid tithes for years; and we know that God cannot bless those who are robbing Him, and that the church must suffer in consequence of the sin of its individual members.... {FLB 161.3}

Mange har bekendt at de ikke havde betalt tiende i årevis; og vi ved at Gud ikke kan velsigne dem som frarøver Ham, og at menigheden må lide som følge af dens enkelte medlemmers synd. . . .