Is not the church of today doing the same thing? With the whole world before them in need of the gospel, professed Christians congregate where they themselves can enjoy gospel privileges. They do not feel the necessity of occupying new territory, carrying the message of salvation into regions beyond. They refuse to fulfill Christ’s commission: “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” Are they less guilty than was the Jewish church? {8T 119.3}

Gør menigheden på vor tid ikke det samme? Med hele verden i behov af evangeliet foran dem samles bekendende kristne for selv at nyde evangeliets privilegier. De føler ikke nødvendigheden af at indtage nye territorier og bringe frelsesbudskabet til hinsidesliggende egne. De afviser at opfylde Kristi befaling: »Gå ud i al verden og forkynd evangeliet for al skabningen!« Er de mindre skyldige, end den jødiske menighed var? I Mesterens Tjeneste side 222]