There are deep mysteries in the word of God; there are unexplainable mysteries in His providences; there are mysteries in the plan of salvation that man cannot fathom. But the finite mind, strong in its desire to satisfy its curiosity and solve the problems of infinity, neglects to follow the plain course indicated by the revealed will of God and pries into the secrets hidden since the foundation of the world. Man builds his theories, loses the simplicity of true faith, becomes too self-important to believe the declarations of the Lord, and hedges himself in with his own conceits. {4T 163.5}

Der er dybe mysterier i Guds ord; der er uforklarlige mysterier i hans forsyn; der er mysterier (164) i frelsesplanen som mennesker ikke kan fatte. Men begrænsede mennesker, med stærke ønsker om at tilfredsstille nysgerrigheden og løse de uendelige problemer, følger ikke den tydelige vej der er vist af Guds åbenbarede vilje og snager i hemmelighederne, skjult siden verdens grundlæggelse. Mennesket bygger sine teorier, mister sand tros enkelhed, bliver for indbildsk til at tro Herrens udmeldinger og murer sig selv ind i sin egen indbildskhed.