Thus in the homes of professed Christians many youth are educated to be infidels. And the parents question why their children are so little interested in the gospel, and so ready to doubt the truth of the Bible. They wonder that it is so difficult to reach them with moral and religious influences. They do not see that their own example has hardened the hearts of their children. The good seed finds no place to take root, and Satan catches it away.

I såkaldte kristne hjem bliver således mange unge opdraget til at blive fritænkere. Og forældrene undrer sig over, at deres børn er så lidt interesserede i evangeliet og så rede til at tvivle på Bibelens sandheder De undrer sig over at det er så vanskeligt at øve nogen moralsk og religiøs indflydelse over dem. De kan ikke indse, at deres eget eksempel har forhærdet deres børns hjerter Den gode sæd finder ikke noget sted, hvor den kan fæste rod, og Satan river den bort.