Not all who profess to keep the Sabbath will be sealed. There are many even among those who teach the truth to others who will not receive the seal of God in their foreheads. They had the light of truth, they knew their Master’s will, they understood every point of our faith, but they had not corresponding works. These who were so familiar with prophecy and the treasures of divine wisdom should have acted their faith. They should have commanded their households after them, that by a well-ordered family they might present to the world the influence of the truth upon the human heart. {5T 213.2}

Ikke alle, der bekender sig til at holde sabbatten, vil blive beseglede. (214) Endog blandt dem, der underviser andre om sandheden, er der mange, som ikke vil modtage Guds segl på deres pander. De havde sandhedens lys, de kendte deres mesters vilje, de forstod hvert punkt i vor tro, men de havde ikke tilsvarende gerninger. De, som var så fortrolige med profetien og med den guddommelige visdoms skatte, skulle have vist deres tro i handling. De skulle have budt deres hus efter sig, for at de ved en velordnet familie måtte kunne have vist verden den indflydelse, sandheden har på det menneskelige hjerte.