In the beginning God gave his law to mankind as a means of attaining happiness and eternal life. Satan's only hope of thwarting the purpose of God is to lead men and women to disobey this law; and his constant effort has been to misrepresent its teachings and belittle its importance. His masterstroke has been an attempt to change the law itself, so as to lead men to violate its precepts while professing to obey it.

I begyndelsen gav Gud sin lov til menneskene som et middel til at få lykke og evigt liv. Satans eneste håb er at forpurre Guds fortsæt med at lede mænd og kvinder til ulydighed mod denne lov; og hans stadige fortsæt har været at fremstille dens lære forkert og forklejne betydningen. Hans mester-slag har været et forsøg på at ændre loven i sig selv, så at mennesker forledes til at overtræde dets forskrifter medens de bekender at adlyde dem.