Those who have put on Christ by baptism, by this act showing their separation from the world and that they have covenanted to walk in newness of life, should not set up idols in their hearts. Those who have once rejoiced in the evidence of sins forgiven, who have tasted a Saviour’s love and who then persist in uniting with the foes of Christ, rejecting the perfect righteousness that Jesus offers them and choosing the ways that He has condemned, will be more severely judged than the heathen who have never had the light and have never known God or His law. Those who refuse to follow the light which God has given them, choosing the amusements, vanities, and follies of the world, and refusing to conform their conduct to the just and holy requirements of God’s law, are guilty of the most aggravating sins in the sight of God. Their guilt and their wages will be proportionate to the light and privileges which they have had. {3T 365.3}

De, der har iført sig Kristus ved dåben og ved denne handling vist, at de har skilt sig fra verden og at de har indgået en pagt om at vandre i et nyt levned, bør ikke opstille afguder i deres hjerter. De, som en gang har glædet sig ved beviset på syndernes forladelse og har smagt Frelserens kærlighed og derefter vedblivende forener sig med Kristi fjender, idet de forkaster den (366) fuldkomne retfærdighed, Jesus tilbyder dem og vælger de veje, han har fordømt, vil få strengere dom end hedningerne, der aldrig har haft lyset og aldrig har kendt Gud eller hans lov De, som afslår at følge det lys, Gud har givet dem, vælger verdens dårskaber og nægter at indrette deres vandel efter de retfærdige og hellige krav i Guds lov, er i Guds øjne skyldige i de mest graverende synder. Deres; brøde og deres løn vil stå i forhold til det lys og de privilegier, de har haft.