Your wife will have a hard fight to conquer the devices of the enemy, to overcome her own defects of character, and bring all her powers into subjection to the will of God, planting her feet firmly upon the platform of eternal truth. She is not naturally devotional, and you have placed things before her in such an uncertain light that she is left to drift without anchorage. She takes no real comfort in faith and hope, for she has not an intelligent knowledge of the truth. She is greatly affected by the atmosphere of unbelief she breathes, and if she is lost, the blood of her soul will be found on your garments. {5T 288.2}

Din hustru vil have en svær kamp, i at besejre fjendens bedrag, overvinde hendes egne karaktermangler og bringe alle hendes kræfter under Guds vilje, plante hendes fødder fast på den evige sandheds platform. Af naturen er hun ikke opbyggelig. Du har fremlagt tingene for hende i et så upålideligt lys, at hun må drive uforankret rundt. Hun har ingen virkelig trøst i troen og håbet, for hun har ikke en forstandsmæssig kendskab til sandheden. Hun er stærkt påvirket af den vantroens atmosfære hun indånder og hvis hun går tabt, vil hendes sjæleblod findes på dine klæder.