Brethren, regard yourselves as missionaries, not among heathen, but among your fellow workers. It requires a vast amount of time and labor to convince one soul in regard to the special truths for this time. And when souls are turned from sin to righteousness, there is joy in the presence of the angels. Think you that the ministering spirits who watch over these souls are pleased to see how indifferently they are treated by many who claim to be Christians? Man’s preferences rule. Partiality is manifested. One is favored, while another is treated harshly. {7T 265.6}

Brødre, betragt jer som missionærer, ikke blandt hedninger, men blandt medarbejdere. Der skal en masse tid og arbejde til for at overbevise en sjæl om de særskilte sandheder for denne tid. Og når sjæle omvendes fra synd til retfærdighed, er der glæde (266) blandt englene. Tror I at de tjenende ånder som våger over disse sjæle, glæder sig ved at se hvor ligegyldigt de behandles af mange som kalder sig kristne? Menneskelig forkærlighed råder. Der vises partiskhed. Den ene bliver favoriseret, mens en anden behandles med barskhed.