Which say to the seers, See not;
and to the prophets,
Prophesy not unto us right things,
speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits....
Isaiah 30:10
"The smooth sermons so often preached make no lasting impressions. . . . It is not from love for their neighbor that they smooth down the message entrusted to them. . . .
True love seeks
--first the honor of God
--and the salvation of souls.
Those who have this love will not evade the truth to save themselves from the unpleasant results of plain speaking."
Prophets and Kings, 140- 141 E.G.W.