The man who has been unfortunate, and finds himself in debt, should not take the Lord’s portion to cancel his debts to his fellow men. He should consider that in these transactions he is being tested, and that in reserving the Lord’s portion for his own use he is robbing the Giver. He is debtor to God for all that he has, but he becomes a double debtor when he uses the Lord’s reserved fund in paying debts to human beings. “Unfaithfulness to God” is written against his name in the books of heaven. He has an account to settle with God for appropriating the Lord’s means for his own convenience. And the want of principle shown in his misappropriation of God’s means will be revealed in his management of other matters. It will be seen in all matters connected with his own business. The man who will rob God is cultivating traits of character that will cut him off from admittance into the family of God above. {6T 391.1}

Den mand, som har været uheldig og er kommet i gæld, bør ikke tage Herrens del for at afvikle gælden til sine medmennesker. Han bør tænke over, at han bliver stillet på prøve i disse transaktioner og at han bedrager Giveren, når han selv bruger Herrens del. Gud har skænket ham alt, hvad han har, men hans gæld til Herren bliver dobbelt så stor, når han bruger de midler, som Herren har forbeholdt sig, til at betale sin gæld til mennesker. "Utroskab imod Gud" bliver der skrevet ud for hans navn i himmelens bøger. Han har et regnskab at gøre op med Gud, fordi han selv bruger Herrens midler. Den ryggesløshed, han lægger for dagen, når han uretmæssigt tilegner sig Guds midler, vil også gøre sig gældende i alle andre anliggender. Den vil også komme til syne i alt hans eget arbejde. Det menneske, som bedrager Gud, udvikler karaktertræk, som vil spærre adgangen for ham til Guds familie i det høje.