I think your course highly dangerous. You have not felt the necessity of heeding the light which God has given you, and arousing yourself to save your family, acquitting yourself as a father and priest of your household. You did not deny the light given, you did not rise up against it; but you neglected to carry it out because it was not convenient and agreeable to your feelings to do this. Therefore you were like Meroz. You came not up to the help of the Lord, although the matter was of so vital consequence as to affect the eternal interests of your children. You neglected your duty. In this respect you were a slothful servant. You have but little sense of how God regards the neglect of parents to discipline their children. Had you reformed here, you would have seen the necessity of the same effort to maintain discipline and order in the church. Your slackness in your family has been seen also in your labors in the church. You cannot build up the church until you are a transformed man. {2T 626.2}

Apostlen Paulus tilskynder Timoteus til at formane de rige: »Byd dem, der er rige i den nuværende verden, ikke at være hovmodige eller sætte deres håb til den usikre rigdom, men til Gud, som i rigt mål giver os alt, for at vi må nyde godt deraf; (683) byd dem at øve godgørenhed, være rige på gode gerninger, gerne give og dele med andre og således samle sig skatte, der kan blive en god grundvold for Den-kommende-tid, så de kan gribe det virkelige liv.« Denne formaning er anvendelig for dig, bror N og til de mange som bekender at tro sandheden for disse sidste dage.