I took the precious Bible and surrounded it with the several Testimonies for the Church.... Here, said I, the cases of nearly all are met. The sins they are to shun are pointed out. The counsel that they desire can be found here, given for other cases situated similarly to themselves. God has been pleased to give you line upon line and precept upon precept. But there are not many of you that really know what is contained in the Testimonies. You are not familiar with the Scriptures. If you had made God’s Word your study, with a desire to reach the Bible standard and attain to Christian perfection, you would not have needed the Testimonies.... {FLB 295.4}

Jeg tog den dyrebare bibel og omgav den med flere vidnesbyrd for menigheden. . . . Her, sagde jeg, skal henved alles sager behandles. De synder som de skal undgå skal udpeges. Det råd de ønsker kan findes her, givet til andre situationer der ligner deres egen. Gud har fundet det rigtigt at give dig linje for linje og forskrift for forskrift. Men der er ikke mange af jer som virkelig ved hvad der står i Vidnesbyrdene. I er ikke fortrolig med Skriften. Hvis du havde gjort Guds Ord til dit studium, med et ønske om at nå Bibelstandarden og opnå kristen fuldendelse, ville du ikke havde brug for Vidnesbyrdene.