God speaks through His prophet: “Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and He will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon. For My thoughts, are not your thoughts neither are your ways, My ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.” We need clear discernment, that we may measure sin by the Lord’s standard and not by our own. Let us take for our rule, not human opinions, but the divine word. {5T 337.3}

Gud taler igennem sin profet: »Den gudløse forlade sin vej, urettens mand sine tanker og vende sig til Herren, at han må forbarme sig, til vor Gud, thi han er rund til at forlade. Thi mine tanker er ej eders og eders veje ej mine, lyder det fra Herren; nej, som himlen er højere end jorden, er mine veje højere end eders og mine tanker højere end eders.« Vi behøver klar skarpsindighed, så vi kan måle synd efter Herrens standard og ikke efter vor egen. Lad os ikke gøre menneskelige anskuelser til vor regler, men det guddommelige ord.