When we are prepared to take hold of the work in earnest we shall be better able than we are now to deal with the questions involved in this work. Let every believer do his best to prepare the way for the gospel missionary work that is to be done. But let no one enter into controversy. It is Satan’s object to keep Christians occupied in controversies among themselves. He knows that if they do not watch, the day of the Lord will come on them as a thief in the night. We have no time now to give place to the spirit of the enemy and to cherish prejudices that confuse the judgment and lead us away from Christ. {9T 216.2}

Når vi er rede til at optage gerningen for fuldt alvor, vil vi være bedre skikket til at drøfte de spørgsmål, som opstår vedrørende denne gerning, end vi nu er. Lad ethvert Guds barn gøre sit bedste for at berede vejen for den evangeliske missionsgerning, som foreligger. Men lad ingen kaste sig ind i racekampen. Det er Satans hensigt at indvikle de troende i en pågående strid imellem sig. Han ved, at dersom de ikke våger, vil Herrens dag komme over dem som en tyv om natten. Vi kan ikke nu give fjenden rum i vort hjerte og huse fordomme, som forvirrer os og fører os bort fra Kristus.