And what course shall the advocates of truth pursue? They have the unchangeable, eternal Word of God, and they should reveal the fact that they have the truth as it is in Jesus. Their words must not be rugged and sharp. In their presentation of truth they must manifest the love and meekness and gentleness of Christ. Let the truth do the cutting; the Word of God is as a sharp, two-edged sword, and will cut its way to the heart. Those who know that they have the truth should not, by the use of harsh and severe expressions, give Satan one chance to misinterpret their spirit. As a people we must stand as did the world's Redeemer. When in controversy with Satan in regard to the body of Moses, Christ durst not bring against him a railing accusation. He had every provocation to do this, and Satan was disappointed because he could not arouse in Christ a spirit of retaliation. Satan was ready to misrepresent everything that was done by Jesus; and the Saviour would give him no occasion, not the semblance of an excuse. He would not turn from his straightforward course of truth in order to follow the wanderings, and twistings, and turnings, and prevarications of Satan.

Og hvilken kurs skal sandhedens forsvarer udøve? De har den uforanderlige evige Guds ord, og de burde vise at de har sandheden, som den er i Jesus. Deres ord må ikke være rå og skarpe. I deres præsentation af sandheden må de vise Kristi kærlighed, sagtmodighed og venlighed. Lad sandheden selv skære; Guds ord er et skarpt tveægget sværd, og vil skære sin vej til hjertet. Dem som ved at de har sandheden bør ikke, ved at bruge hårde og strenge udtryk, give Satan en chance til at fejlfortolke deres ånd. Som et folk må vi stå som verdens Forløser gjorde. Da Kristus diskuterede med Satan om Moses legeme, vovede Han ikke at sætte ham på anklagebænken. Han blev provokeret på alle måder til dette, og Satan var skuffet, fordi han ikke kunne vække en anklageånd i Kristus. Satan var parat til at fremstille alt hvad Jesus havde gjort på en forkert måde; og Frelseren ville ikke give ham anledning til dette, den mindste skygge af undskyldning. Han ville ikke vende sig fra sin redelige sandhedsvej for at følge Satans udflugter, tvister, og fordrejelser.