What should be the attitude of the people of God at the present time? We see this growing contempt for the law of God revealed everywhere; and the outlook for the future is perilous for those who love that law, for they stand in marked contrast to those who are showing it such contempt. The secular and the Christian world seem to have joined hands in this matter, and all are trampling under foot the law of Jehovah. Why is it that today, as we look around us, we see so few youth whose moral sensibilities can be aroused? We are forced to admit that it is next to impossible to get them to appreciate the claims that high Heaven has upon them. How difficult it is for them to see the sinfulness of sin, and to realize that God has made an infinite sacrifice in giving his Son to come into our world, that man might have another trial, notwithstanding his transgression of the law. God was, in the beginning, dishonored by the holy pair in Eden, because they held the word of Satan above the word of God. This is the difficulty with the people today. If they would take God's word just as it reads, and have reverence for it, and receive the sacred oracles of God as his voice, there would be a growing regard for the law of Jehovah.

Hvilken stilling bør Guds folk indtage i denne tid? Vi ser, at denne tiltagende foragt for Guds ord viser sig overalt, og udsigterne for fremtiden er mørke for dem, som elsker Herrens lov; for de danner en stærk modsætning til dem, som således foragter den. Den civile og den kristne verden synes at have forenet sig i dette stykke, og alle træder Jehovas lov under fødder. Hvorfor ser vi på vor tid så få unge mennesker, hvis åndelige sans kan blive vakt? Vi er tvunget til at indrømme, at det er næsten umuligt at få dem til at indse, hvilket krav Gud har på dem. Hvor vanskeligt det er for dem at se, hvor syndig synden er, og at fatte, at Gud har givet et evigt offer, da han gav sin Søn i døden for at give menneskene en ny prøvetid. Vore første forældre vanærede Gud i paradiset, idet de holdt Satans ord højere i ære end Guds. Dette er endnu den største fare for menneskene. Dersom de ville tro det, som er skrevet i Guds ord, og vise agtelse for det, så ville Jehovas lov atter komme i ære.