But God will require for this at the hand of him who has helped to speed the drunkard (smoker or gambler) on to ruin. He who rules in the heavens has not lost sight of the first cause or the last effect of drunkenness (smoking or gamgbling).... God marks all this wickedness that perpetuates crime and misery. MH 341
What carefulness should be exercised in the formation of friendship! Companionship with the world will surely lower the standard of religious principle. Solomon's heathen wives turned away his heart from God. His finer sensibilities were blunted, and he became hardhearted, for he lost his sympathy for humankind and his love for God. His conscience was seared, and his rule became tyranny. CTr 157
One false step prepares the way for a second and a third, and every step is taken more easily than the last. Let us beware of imperiling the soul by departing from the principles of integrity. There is no safety in tampering with the divine safeguards of peace and righteousness. CTr 158
Door2Door: Let none make erring, finite beings their guide. God is the one who stands behind mortals, the one from whom all receive the wisdom and knowledge that enable them to do anything good. And God is willing to help everyone. He is no respecter of persons. CTr 158
Jesus did not in the parable tell the result of the gardener’s work. At that point His story was cut short. Its conclusion rested with the generation that heard His words. To them the solemn warning was given. “If not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.” Upon them it depended whether the irrevocable words should be spoken. The day of wrath was near. In the calamities that had already befallen Israel, the owner of the vineyard was mercifully forewarning them of the destruction of the unfruitful tree. COL 216
But those who listen to me will live without worry. They will be at peace with themselves and will have no reason to fear. Proverbs 1:33. The Clear Word