Christ is saying to His servants today, as He said to His disciples: “If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.” But men are as slow now to learn the lesson as in Christ’s day. God has given His people warning after warning; but the customs, habits, and practices of the world have had so great power on the minds of His professed people that His warnings have been disregarded. {6T 249.2}

I dag siger Kristus til sine tjenere, ligesom han sagde til sine disciple: »Hvis nogen vil gå i mit spor, skal han fornægte sig selv og tage sit kors op og følge mig!« Men mennesker i dag er ligeså træge til at lære, som på Kristi tid. Gud har givet sit folk advarsel efter advarsel, men verdens sæder, vaner og skikke har haft så stor kraft på hans bekendende folks tanker, at hans advarsler er blevet ignoreret.