The children of the light and of the day are not to gather about them the shades of night and darkness which encompass the workers of iniquity. On the contrary, they are to stand faithfully at their post of duty as light bearers, gathering light from God to shed upon those in darkness. The Lord requires His people to maintain their integrity, touching not—that is, imitating not—the practices of the ungodly. {5T 13.4}

[Lysets og dagens børn skal ikke (14) indhylle sig i nattens og mørkets skygger, som omgiver dem, der øver uret. De skal derimod stå pligtopfyldende på deres post som lysets formidlere, der får lys fra Gud for at lade det skinne på dem, der er i mørke. Herren kræver, at hans folk skal bevare deres integritet og ikke røre, dvs. ikke efterligne, de ugudeliges levemåde.