Parents do not see these things. They do not foresee the result of their course. They do not feel that their children need the tenderest culture, the most careful discipline in the divine life. They do not look upon them as being in a peculiar sense the property of Christ, the purchase of His blood, the trophies of His grace, and as such, skillful instruments in God’s hands to be used for the upbuilding of His kingdom. Satan is ever seeking to wrest these youth from the hands of Christ, and parents do not discern that the great adversary is planting his hellish banners close by their sides. They are so blinded they think it is the banner of Christ. {5T 41.2}

Disse ting ser forældrene ikke. De forudser ikke resultatet af deres adfærd. De føler ikke at deres børn har brug for den ømmeste udvikling, den mest omhyggelige opdragelse i det gudfrygtige liv. De ser ikke på dem som Kristi ejendom i sin særlige betydning, købt for hans blod, hans nådes sejrsmærker og som sådan, dygtige redskaber i Guds hænder, til opbyggelse af hans rige. Satan forsøger altid på at vriste disse unge ud af Kristi hænder og forældrene indser ikke at den store fjende planter sit helvedes-banner tæt ved deres side. De er så forblindede at de tror det er Kristi banner.