What Brother C needs is to have the deceptive gloss taken from his eyes, that he may look, with eyes enlightened by the Spirit of God, into his own heart, and test and weigh every motive, and not let Satan put a false coloring upon his course of action. His position is extremely perilous. He will soon turn decidedly to the right, or he will go on deceiving others and deceiving himself. He needs to have his inmost soul converted, and to be subdued and transformed by the renewing of his mind. Then he can do good. But he can never come into the light until he encourages a spirit of humble confession and takes hold with decision to right his wrongs and, as far as he can, to do away the reproach he has brought upon the cause of God. {2T 389.3}

Min kære bror og søster, I burde tage enstemmigt og udholdende fat i at rette jeres fejlledelse af jeres børn. Søster G har været for eftergivende; alligevel kan I sammen og i (406) kærlighed gøre meget også nu, for at binde jeres børn til jeres hjerter og belære dem på den gode og rette vej. I har et arbejde at gøre med at bringe jeres egne hjerter og hjem i orden. I bør opelske en harmonisk arbejdsmåde. Guds Ånds forvandlende indflydelse kan gøre et stort arbejde for jer begge og vil forene jeres hjerter og bestræbelse på reformarbejdet i jeres egen familie. Al klage, knurren og overilet irritabilitet bør ophøre. Dets virkninger svækker jer begge og ødelægger den indflydelse I må udøve hvis I skal kunne oplære jeres børn for himlen.