The agitation of the subject of organization has revealed a great lack of moral courage on the part of the ministers proclaiming present truth. Some who were convinced that organization was right have failed to stand up boldly and advocate it. They let some few understand that they favored it. Was this all that God required of them? No; He was displeased with their cowardly silence and lack of action. They feared blame and opposition. They watched the brethren generally to see how their pulse beat, before standing manfully for what they believed to be right. The people waited for the voice of their favorite ministers, and because they could hear no response in its favor from them, decided that organization was wrong. {1T 271.2}


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Organisering

Diskussionen om organisering har afsløret en stor mangel på moralsk mod, hos den del af prædikanterne, der forkynder den nærværende sandhed. Nogle, som var overbevist om at organisering var rigtig, har svigtet i at stå frimodigt frem og forsvare den. De lader nogle få forstå at de foretrækker organisering. Var det alt hvad Gud kræver af dem? Nej. Han mishages af deres feje stiltien og manglende handling. De frygter for kritik og modstand. De holder øje med deres brødre for at se hvordan deres puls slår, før de står mandigt frem med det de tror er rigtigt. Folk venter på deres foretrukne prædikanters røst og fordi de ingen svar kunne høre til fordel for dem selv, besluttede de at organisering var forkert.

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