As a people we have been greatly humiliated by the course that some of our brethren in responsible positions have taken in departing from the old landmarks. There are those who, in order to carry out their plans, have by their words denied their faith. This shows how little dependence can be placed on human wisdom and judgment. Now, as never before, we need to see the danger of being led unguardedly away from loyalty to God’s commands. We need to realize that God has given us a decided message of warning for the world, even as He gave Noah a message of warning for the antediluvians. Let our people beware of belittling the importance of the Sabbath in order to link up with unbelievers. Let them beware of departing from the principles of our faith, making it appear that it is not wrong to conform to the world. Let them be afraid of heeding the counsel of any man, whatever his position may be, who works counter to that which God has wrought in order to keep His people separate from the world. {7T 107.1}

Som et folk er vi blevet dybt ydmyget, fordi nogle af vore brødre i ansvarsfulde stillinger er gået bort fra de gamle vejmærker. Der er nogle, som har fornægtet deres tro ved deres ord blot for at kunne gennemføre deres egne planer. Dette viser, hvor lidt man kan stole på menneskelig visdom og menneskelig dømmekraft. Mere en nogensinde trænger vi til at indse det farlige i, at man på en uforsigtig måde lader sig lede bort fra lydighed mod Guds befalinger. Vi trænger til at forstå, at Gud har givet os et bestemt advarselsbudskab til menneskene før syndfloden.