The law of God is the mirror to show man the defects in his character. But it is not pleasant to those who take pleasure in unrighteousness to see their moral deformity. They do not prize this faithful mirror, because it reveals to them their sins. Therefore, instead of instituting a war against their carnal minds, they war against the true and faithful mirror, given them by Jehovah for the very purpose that they may not be deceived, but that they may have revealed to them the defects in their character. Should the discovery of these defects lead them to hate the mirror, or to hate themselves? Should they put away the mirror which discovers these defects? No; the sins which they cherish, which the faithful mirror shows them as existing in their characters, will close before them the portals of Heaven, unless they are put away, and they become perfect before God.

Guds lov er et spejl der skal vise mennesket manglerne i sin karakter. Men det er ikke behageligt for dem der fornøjer sig i uretfærdighed ved at se deres dårlige moral. De værdsætter ikke dette pålidelige spejl, fordi det afslører deres synder for dem. Derfor: I stedet for at indføre en krig imod deres kødelige sind, fører de krig imod det sande og pålidelige spejl, de har fået af Jehova, for at de ikke må være bedragede, men at de må få afsløret deres karaktermangler for sig. Skulle opdagelsen af disse mangler lede dem til at hade spejlet, eller hade dem selv? Skulle de bortlægge det spejl som opdager disse mangler? Nej; de synder de gemmer på, som det pålidelige spejl viser dem, at de er i deres karakter, vil lukke himmelens porte for dem, medmindre de lægges bort, og de bliver fuldkomne over for Gud.