Especially solemn is the apostle's statement regarding those who should refuse to receive "the love of the truth." "For this cause," he declared of all who should deliberately reject the messages of truth, "God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: that they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness." Men cannot with impunity reject the warnings that God in mercy sends them. From those who persist in turning from these warnings, God withdraws His Spirit, leaving them to the deceptions that they love.

Ganske særlig højtidelig lyder apostlens forkyndelse med hensyn til dem, der nægter at modtage "kærlighed til sandheden." Derfor," erklærede han om alle dem, der bevidst forkaster sandhedens budskab, "sender Gud over dem en vildførende magt, så de tror løgnen, for at de skal rammes af dommen, alle de, som ikke troede sandheden, men fandt behag i uretfærdigheden." Mennesker kan ikke ustraffet forkaste de advarsler, som Gud i sin nåde sender dem. Gud vil berøve dem sin Ånd, når de bestandig vender sig bort fra disse advarsler og han vil overlade dem til det bedrag, som de elsker.