You need to become acquainted with the weak as well as the strong points in your characters, that you may be constantly guarded lest you engage in enterprises, and assume responsibilities, for which God has never designed you. You should not compare your actions and measure your lives by any human standard, but with the rule of duty revealed in the Bible. You have a work to do for yourselves, Brother and Sister A, that you have not dreamed was necessary. For years you have been cherishing temptations and jealousies in regard to us and our work. This is not pleasing to God. You may think that you believe the testimonies that God has given, but unbelief in regard to their being of God is gaining ground with you. {3T 322.1}

I behøver at blive kendt med de svage såvel som de stærke træk i jeres karakter, så I altid kan være på vagt for ikke at befatte jer med foretagender og påtage jer ansvar som Gud aldrig har bestemt for jer. I må ikke måle jeres handlinger med nogen menneskelig norm, men med pligtens rettesnor som åbenbares i bibelen.] I har et arbejde at gøre for jer selv, bror og søster A, som I ikke har drømt var nødvendig. I årevis har du værnet om fristelser og skinsyge over for vort arbejdet. Dette er ikke Gud velbehageligt. I troede at I tror på de vidnesbyrd Gud har givet, men vantro overfor jeres Gudserkendelse har vundet fodfæste hos jer.