A terrible picture of the condition of the world has been presented before me. Immorality abounds everywhere. Licentiousness is the special sin of this age. Never did vice lift its deformed head with such boldness as now. The people seem to be benumbed, and the lovers of virtue and true goodness are nearly discouraged by its boldness, strength, and prevalence. The iniquity which abounds is not merely confined to the unbeliever and the scoffer. Would that this were the case, but it is not. Many men and women who profess the religion of Christ are guilty. Even some who profess to be looking for His appearing are no more prepared for that event than Satan himself. They are not cleansing themselves from all pollution. They have so long served their lust that it is natural for their thoughts to be impure and their imaginations corrupt. It is as impossible to cause their minds to dwell upon pure and holy things as it would be to turn the course of Niagara and send its waters pouring up the falls. {2T 346.2}

Vi er ikke vore egne. Vi er blevet købt for en høj pris, ved Guds søns lidelse og død. Dersom vi kunne forstå dette og til fulde fatte det, ville vi føle, at der hviler et stort ansvar på os med hensyn til at holde os i den bedst mulige sundhedstilstand, for at vi må kunne yde Gud fuldkommen tjeneste. Men når vi på nogen måde opbruger vor livskraft, nedsætter vor styrke eller omtåger forstanden, synder vi mod Gud. Ved at følge en sådan vej ærer vi ikke Gud i vore legemer og i vor ånd, som hører ham til, men begår en stor uret i hans øjne.