Parents who have neglected their God-given responsibilities must meet that neglect in the judgment. The Lord will then inquire: Where are the children that I gave you to train for Me? Why are they not at My right hand?” Many parents will then see that unwise love blinded their eyes to their children’s faults and left those children to develop deformed characters, unfit for heaven. Others will see that they did not give their children time and attention, love and tenderness; their own neglect of duty made the children what they are. Teachers will see where they could have worked for the Master by seeking to save the apparently incorrigible cases that they cast off in the youth of tender years. And the members of the church will see that they might have done good service for the Master in seeking to help those who most needed help. While their interest and love were lavished upon their own families, there were many inexperienced youth who might have been taken to their hearts and homes, and whose precious souls could have been saved by interest and kindly care. {4T 424.2}

[Forældre, som har forsømt de ansvar, Gud har pålagt dem, vil lære deres forsømmelighed at kende i dommen. Der vil Herren spørge: "Hvor er de børn, jeg gav jer at opdrage for mig? Hvorfor er de ikke ved min højre side?" Mange forældre vil da indse, at en uforstandig kærlighed gjorde dem blinde for børnenes fejl og tillod dem at udvikle en karakter, der var uegnet for Himmelen. Andre vil indse, at de ikke brugte tid på børnene og viste dem opmærksomhed, kærlighed og medfølelse. Deres pligtforsømmelse gjorde børnene til det, de blev.] Lærere vil se hvor de kunne have arbejdet for Mesteren og forsøge redde at de tilsyneladende uforbederlige tilfælde, som de ikke påtog sig i ungdommens grønne år. Og menighedens medlemmer vil se at de kunne have gjort en god tjeneste for Mesteren, ved at forsøge hjælpe dem der behøvede hjælp. Da deres interesse og kærlighed var blevet bortødslet på deres egne familier, var der mange uerfarne unge, som kunne være taget til deres hjerter og hjem og hvis dyrebare sjæle kunne være frelst ved interesse og venlig omhu. [Barnet i hjemmet side 539]