You would never have rejected the Testimonies as you have, had your wrongdoings not been reproved. You thought it would be easier to sacrifice the Testimonies and close your eyes to the light God has given you than to give up your tobacco and cease your life of levity and joking with unbelievers. The cleansing process involves denial and restraint which you have not moral power to endure; therefore you think to excuse your sins by your unbelief of the light God has sent you. Remember, you must meet all these things again; for they are written in the book, with all the warnings and reproofs that God has committed to me to give to you. {4T 245.1}

(245) Du ville aldrig have afvist Vidnesbyrdene som du har, hvis dine forkerte gerninger ikke var blevet irettesat. Du mente at det var lettere at ofre Vidnesbyrdene og lukke dine øjne for det lys Gud gav dig, end at opgive din tobak og rense dit liv for letsindighed og spøg sammen med ikke-troende. Renselsesprocessen indbefatter fornægtelse og tvang, som du ikke har moralsk styrke til at udholde; derfor mener du at kunne undskylde dine synder, med din utro mod det lys Gud har sendt dig. Husk på, at du skal møde alt dette igen; for det er skrevet i bogen, sammen med alle advarslerne og irettesættelserne, som Gud har betroet mig at give dig.