Your deal is not what it should be. It is difficult for you to deal justly and to love mercy. You have dishonored the cause of God by your life. You have contended for the truth, but not in a right spirit. You have hindered souls from embracing the truth who otherwise would have done so. They have excused themselves by pointing to the errors and wrongs of professed Sabbathkeepers, saying: “They are no better than I; they will lie, cheat, exaggerate, get angry, and boastingly talk of their own praise; such a religion as this I do not want.” Thus the unconsecrated lives of these shortcoming Sabbathkeepers make them stumbling blocks to sinners. {2T 87.1}

Din handlemåde er ikke som den burde være. Det er svært for dig at handle retfærdigt og elske barmhjertighed. Du har vanæret Guds sag i dit liv. Du har søgt efter sandheden, men ikke i den rette ånd. Du har hindret sjæle i at antage sandheden, sjæle som ellers ville have fået den. De har undskyldt sig selv ved at pege på Sabbatsholdernes fejl og sige: "De er ikke bedre end jeg, de vil lyve, snakke af, overdrive, blive vrede og pralende tale om deres egen ros; en religion som denne, ønsker jeg ikke." Således bliver disse fejlende sabbatsholderes uindviede liv en anstødssten for syndere.