But what has been the course of God’s servants in ages past? When the disciples preached Christ and Him crucified, after His resurrection, the authorities commanded them not to speak any more nor to teach in the name of Jesus. “But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.” They continued to preach the good news of salvation through Christ, and the power of God witnessed to the message. The sick were healed, and thousands were added to the church. “Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation, and laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.” {5T 713.1}

Apostelen Peter siger, at der i skriften findes »ting, som er vanskelige at forstå og som de ukyndige og ubefæstede til deres egen fortabelse fordrejer«. De vanskelige ting i skriften er af tvivlere blevet fremholdt som et bevis imod Bibelen; men så langt fra at være et modbevis udgør disse ting et kraftigt vidnesbyrd om dens guddommelige inspiration. Hvis den ikke indeholder noget om Gud ud over, hvad vi let kunne fatte og dersom det menneskelige sind kunne begribe hans storhed og majestæt, ville Bibelen ikke bære det umiskendelige vidnesbyrd om guddommelig autoritet. Selve hemmeligheden og det storladne ved de emner, som fremholdes, bør indgyde tro på, at den er Guds ord.