Brother B’s self-confidence is most wonderful, and is a fearful snare to him. If he does not overcome this dangerous trait in his character, it will prove his ruin. He is in his natural element when he is battling and controverting points of doctrine; he will question and quibble and be at variance with his brethren until Satan so controls his mind that he really thinks that he has the truth and his brethren are in error. He does not stand in the light and has not the blessing of God, for it constitutes a part of his religion to oppose the settled points of God’s commandment-keeping people. Are all these deceived? and is Brother B the only man to whom God has given correct truth? Is not God just as willing to give His devoted, self-sacrificing servants a correct understanding of the Scriptures as to give it to Brother B for them? {3T 444.2}

Bror B's selvtillid er den mest vidunderlige og er en frygtelig snare for ham. Hvis han ikke kan overvinde dette farlige træk i hans karakter, vil den vise sig at blive hans ruin. Han er i sit naturlige element når han strides og diskuterer trospunkter; han vil drage dem i tvivl og forkrøble dem og være i strid med sine brødre indtil Satan styrer hans sind så meget at han virkelig tror at han har sandheden og hans brødre er i vildfarelse. Han står ikke i lyset og har ikke Guds velsignelse, for det er en del af hans religion at modsætte sig Guds lovlydige folks anerkendte trospunkter. Er alle disse bedragede? og er bror B det eneste menneske som Gud har givet den rette indsigt? Er Gud ikke ligeså villig til at give hans helligede, selvopofrende tjenere en korrekt forståelse af skifterne som at give den til bror B?