There are children of Sabbathkeepers who have been taught from their youth to observe the Sabbath. Some of these are very good children, faithful to duty as far as temporal matters are concerned; but they feel no deep conviction of sin and no need of repentance from sin. Such are in a dangerous condition. They are watching the deportment and efforts of professed Christians. They see some who make high professions, but who are not conscientious Christians, and they compare their own views and actions with these stumbling blocks; and as there are no outbreaking sins in their own lives, they flatter themselves that they are about right. {4T 40.2}

Der er børn af sabbatsholdere, som har lært fra deres ungdom af at helligholde sabbaten. Nogle af disse er meget gode børn, pligtopfyldende så vidt det angår timelige sager; men de nærer ingen bevidsthed om synd og behovet for anger fra synd. Disse er i en farlig situation. De våger over de bekendendes kristne opførsel og arbejde. De ser nogle som gør store bekendelser, men som ikke er samvittighedsfulde kristne og de sammenligner deres egne synspunkter og handlinger med disse anstødsstene; og idet der ikke er nogen åbenlyse synder hos dem selv, smigrer de sig selv med, at de har ret.