In every mind the solemn inquiry should be, "What must I do to be saved?" I must know for myself what is truth, that I may be sanctified by the truth, and thus obtain a fitness for the higher life. But Satan is untiring in his efforts to keep the transforming light of the gospel from the hearts of men. Those who do not willfully oppose, those who, like Paul, war against the truth ignorantly, may be converted. Yet it remains a stern, lamentable fact that among professed believers, as well as among unbelievers, the enemy blinds many to their ruin. They allow him to rob them of all desire to investigate the inspired word for themselves.

I hvert sind burde det højtidelige spørgsmål være: “Hvad skal jeg gøre for at blive frelst?” Jeg må selv kende sandheden, for at jeg kan blive helliggjort ved sandheden og således blive egnet for det højere liv. Men Satan er utrættelig i sine anstrengelser på at holde evangeliets forvandlende lys væk fra menneskenes hjerter. De, som ikke bevidst modsætter sig, de, der ligesom Paulus, uvidende strider mod sandheden, kan blive omvendt. Dog forbliver det en barsk og beklagelig kendsgerning, at fjenden forblinder mange til deres undergang blandt de bekendende troende, såvel som blandt de vantro. De tillader ham at frarøve dem al ønske om at undersøge det inspirerede ord for sig selv.