God will test the fidelity of His people. Many of the mistakes that are made by the professed servants of God are in consequence of their self-love, their desire for approval, their thirst for popularity. Blinded in this manner, they do not realize that they are elements of darkness rather than of light. “Come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, and will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be My sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.” These are the conditions upon which we may be acknowledged as the sons of God—separation from the world, and renunciation of those things which delude, and fascinate, and ensnare. {5T 12.4}

Gud vil prøve sit folks troskab. Mange af de fejltagelser Guds bekendende tjenere begår, er som følge af deres egenkærlighed, deres ønske om bifald, deres (13) tørst efter popularitet. Forblindet af dette, indser de ikke at de er mere mørkets elementer end lysets. »Drag bort fra dem og skil jer ud, siger Herren, Og »rør ej noget urent, så vil jeg tage imod jer og være jer en Fader og I skal være mine sønner og døtre, siger Herren, den Almægtige.« Dette er de betingelserne for at vi kan anerkendes som Guds udskilte sønner fra verden og aflæggelsen af ting som vildleder, fortryller og fanger.