It is all that Brother C can do, in the weakness of his nature, to guard his own soul and close every avenue whereby Satan can gain access to insinuate doubts in regard to others. He is in great danger of losing his soul by failing to perfect Christian character during probationary time. He is slow to follow Christ. His senses seem to be clouded and almost paralyzed so that he does not place a proper estimate upon sacred things. He may even now correct his errors and overcome his defects, if he will work in the strength of God. {4T 39.3}

Det er alt hvad bror C kan gøre, i sin naturs svaghed, at vogte sin egen sjæl og lukke enhver vej Satan kan få adgang til ham på, for at kunne insinuere tvivl om andre. Han er i stor fare for at miste sin egen sjæl, når han ikke udvikler kristen (40) karakter i prøvetiden. Han er træg til at følge Kristus. Hans sanser synes at være omtågede og næsten lammede så at han ikke værdsætter hellige sager højt nok. Nu i dette øjeblik må han rette sine fejl og overvinde sine mangler, hvis han skal arbejde i Guds styrke.