When we sin against God, there is a disposition to fall behind Jesus a day’s journey; we seek to separate from His company because it is distasteful, for every ray of light from His divine presence points to the sin of which we have been guilty. Satan exults over the sins which he has induced souls to commit, and he makes the most of all these failures and sins. He rehearses them to the angels of God, and taunts them with these weaknesses and failures. He is in every sense an accuser of the brethren, and exults over every sin and wrong which God’s people are beguiled to commit. You, Brother V, have been engaged in this same work to quite an extent. You have taken what appeared to you like wrongs, weaknesses, and errors in the ranks of Sabbathkeeping Adventists, and have brought them to the notice of the enemies of our faith who were warring against that company unto whom angels of heaven were ministering, and whose cause Jesus, their Advocate, was pleading before His Father. He cries, “Spare them, Father, spare them, they are the purchase of My blood,” and lifts to His Father His wounded hands. You have been guilty before God of a great sin. You have been taking advantage of those things which grieve, which bring anguish upon the people of God as they see some of their numbers unconsecrated and frequently overcome by Satan. Instead of aiding these erring souls to get right, you have triumphantly made their errors conspicuous to those who hated them because they professed to keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. You have made it very hard for those who were engaged in the work of saving the erring, hunting up the lost sheep of the house of Israel. {2T 106.1}

(106) Når vi synder imod Gud, falder vi som regel en dagsrejse bag Jesus, vi forsøger at adskille os fra hans selskab fordi det er usmageligt, for enhver lysstråle fra hans guddommelige nærværelse peger på den synd vi er skyldig i. Satan jubler over synder som han har fået sjæle til at begå og han laver de fleste af alle disse fejl og synder. Han fortæller dem til Guds engle og håner deres svaghed og fiaskoer. Han er i enhver henseende en brødrenes anklager og han jubler over enhver synd og fejl som Guds folk narres til at begå. Du, bror V, har været involveret i dette i stort omfang. Du har taget det som for dig ser ud som fejl, svagheder og vildfarelser i sabbetsholdende adventisters rækker og har ført dem til vor tros fjendes opmærksomhed som fører krig mod det selskab som himmelens engle tjener for og hvis sag Jesus deres forsvarer fører for sin Fader. Han råber: "Skån dem, Fader, skån dem, de er købt for mit blod," og løfter sine sårede hænder til sin Fader. Du har været Gud skyldig for en stor synd. Du har taget fordele af de ting som bedrøver, som bringer sorg over Guds folk idet de ser nogle af deres folk uindviet og hyppigt overvindes af Satan. I stedet for at hjælpe disse sjæle til at blive rigtige, har du triumferende gjort deres fejl iøjnefaldende for dem som hadede dem fordi de bekendte til sig at holde Guds bud og antage Jesu tro. Du har gjort det meget svært for dem som er involveret i arbejdet med at frelse den fejlende og opsøge det fortabte får af Israels hus.