In a petition for clemency addressed to the president of the United States, they wrote: “The Lord’s will is as announced in the Scriptures, ‘ Thou shalt not kill, ’ and therefore any member of the [International Bible Students] Association so consecrated unto the Lord who would willingly violate his covenant of consecration would forfeit for himself God’s favor, even to his complete destruction.
इसलिए अगर परमेश्‍वर का कोई समर्पित सेवक जानबूझकर उसकी आज्ञा तोड़ता है, तो वह परमेश्‍वर की मंज़ूरी खो बैठेगा और उसे नाश किया जाएगा ।