My brother, you have much to do in your family to show them that the truth has wrought a good work for you and that it has had a softening, refining, elevating influence upon your life and character. You profess to believe that we are living in the last days and that we are giving the warning, testing message to the world; do you show this by your works? God is testing you, and He will reveal the true feelings of your heart. {2T 684.1}

De, der ikke er helt omvendte til sandheden, lader tit deres tanker frit beskæftige sig med timelige foretagender og selv om de måske hviler fra legemligt arbejde på sabbaten, udtaler deres tunger, hvad der er i deres sind, deraf kommer deres tale om kvæg, grøde, tab og vinding. Alt dette er sabbatsovertrædelse. Dersom tankerne dvæler ved timelige anliggender, vil tungen åbenbare det, for af hjertets overflødighed taler munden.