There are many, even of those engaged in this movement for Sunday enforcement, who are blinded to the results which will follow this action. They do not see that they are striking directly against religious liberty. There are many who have never understood the claims of the Bible Sabbath and the false foundation upon which the Sunday institution rests. Any movement in favor of religious legislation is really an act of concession to the papacy, which for so many ages has steadily warred against liberty of conscience. Sunday observance owes its existence as a so-called Christian institution to “the mystery of iniquity;” and its enforcement will be a virtual recognition of the principles which are the very cornerstone of Romanism. When our nation shall so abjure the principles of its government as to enact a Sunday law, Protestantism will in this act join hands with popery; it will be nothing else than giving life to the tyranny which has long been eagerly watching its opportunity to spring again into active despotism. {5T 711.4}

Apostelen Paulus udbryder: »O dyb af rigdom og visdom og indsigt hos Gud! hvor uransagelige er ikke hans domme og hvor usporlige hans veje!« Men selv om »skyer og mulm er om ham« er »retfærd og ret ... hans trones støtte«. Vi kan dog fatte så meget af hans handlemåde med os og af de bevæggrunde, han ledes af, at det er muligt for os at skimte en grænseløs kærlighed og nåde forenet med uendelig magt. Vi kan forstå så meget af hans forsætter, som det er godt for os at erkende og ud over dette må vi for øvrigt forlade os på den Almægtiges styrke, på kærligheden og visdommen hos ham, som er alles Fader og hersker.