“Many who have made a high profession of faith are deficient in good works. If they should show their faith by their works they could exert a powerful influence on the side of truth. But they do not improve upon the talents of means lent them of God. Those who think to ease their consciences by willing their property to their children, or by withholding from God’s cause and suffering it to pass into the hands of unbelieving, reckless children for them to squander or hoard up and worship, will have to render an account to God; they are unfaithful stewards of their Lord’s money. They allow Satan to outgeneral them through these children, whose minds are under his control. Satan’s purposes are accomplished in many ways, while the stewards of God seem stupefied and paralyzed; they do not realize their great responsibility and the reckoning which must shortly come.” {3T 118.5}

"Mange som har gjort store trosbekendelser er mangelfulde i gode gerninger. Hvis de skulle vise deres tro ved deres gerninger vil de udøve en kraftfuld indflydelse på sandhedens side. Men de udnytter ikke de talenter i midler (119) som Gud har lånt dem. Dem som tror de kan lindre deres samvittighed ved at overgive deres besiddelser til deres børn, eller ved at holde dem tilbage fra Guds sag og lade dem gå over i hænderne på ikke-troende ubekymrede børn for at formøble eller samle dem og dyrke dem, vil have et regnskab at aflægge for Gud; de er upålidelige forvaltere af Herrens penge. De vil lade Satan overliste dem igennem disse børn, hvis sind er under hans herredømme. Satans mål er, i mange måder, nået, når Guds forvaltere synes at være bedøvet og lammet; de erkender ikke deres store ansvar og afregningen som så snart kommer."