The class of professed Sabbathkeepers who try to form a union between Christ and Belial, who take hold of the truth with one hand and of the world with the other, have surrounded their children and clouded the church with an atmosphere entirely foreign to religion and the Spirit of Christ. They dared not openly oppose the claims of truth. They dared not take a bold stand and say they did not believe the testimonies; but, while nominally believing both, they have obeyed neither. By their course of action they have denied both. They desire the Lord to fulfill to them His promises; but they refuse to comply with the conditions on which these promises are based. They will not relinquish every rival for Christ. Under the preaching of the word there is a partial suppression of worldliness, but no radical change of the affections. Worldly desires, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life ultimately gain the victory. This class are all professed Christians. Their names are on the church books. They live for a time a seemingly religious life and then yield their hearts, too often finally, to the predominating influence of the world. {5T 52.2}

En klasse bekendende sabbatsholdere som prøver at lave en enighed mellem Kristus og Beliar, som har grebet sandheden med den ene hånd og verden med den anden, har omgivet deres børn og omtåget menigheden med en helt fremmed atmosfære fra religion og Kristi Ånd. De turde ikke åbenlyst at modsætte sig sandhedens krav. De turde ikke tage frimodig standpunkt og sige at de ikke troede vidnesbyrdene; men, troede de begge retninger, har de ikke adlydt nogen. Ved deres handlemåde har de fornægtet begge. De ønsker at Herren skal opfylde dem sine løfter; men de nægter at indvilge i de betingelser disse løfter er baseret på. De vil ikke opgive nogen rival for Kristus. Forkyndes ordet, er der en delvis fortielse af verdslighed, men ingen gennemgribende ændring af kærligheden. Verdslige ønsker, kødets lyster, øjnenes lyster og stoltheden i livet sejrer til sidst. Denne klasse er alle bekendende kristne. Deres navne er i menighedsprotokollerne. For en tid lever de et tilsyneladende religiøst liv og overgiver deres hjerter, for ofte endeligt, til verdens dominerende indflydelse.