"God has repeatedly shown that persons should not be encouraged into the field without unmistakable evidence that He has called them. The Lord will not entrust the burden for his flock to unqualified individuals. Those whom God calls must be men of deep experience, tried and proved, men of sound judgment, men who will dare to reprove sin in the spirit of meekness, men who understand how to feed the flock. God knows the heart, and He knows whom to select. Brother and Sister A may decide in this matter, and be all wrong. Your judgment is imperfect, and can be no evidence in this matter. I saw that you were drawing off from the church, and if you continue to do so, you will have enough of it; for God will let you go, to suffer by following your own way. 1T 209.1"
"And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless."
Both passages discuss the importance of proving individuals before entrusting them with responsibilities in the church. EGW's statement about 'unmistakable evidence' and 'tried and proved' echoes the sentiment in 1 Timothy 3:10.
"And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,"
Both passages highlight God's ability to know the hearts of individuals and His role in choosing leaders. EGW's statement 'God knows the heart, and He knows whom to select' directly reflects the sentiment in Acts 1:24.
"Now God invites you to get right, to try your motives, and to press into harmony with His people. 1T 209.2"
"Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?"
EGW's call to 'try your motives' is a direct application of the principle in 2 Corinthians 13:5 to 'Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves.' Both passages emphasize the importance of self-examination and introspection.
"Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool."
Isaiah 1:18 is a clear invitation from God to reason and be cleansed from sin. EGW's statement 'Now God invites you to get right' directly echoes this invitation to reconciliation and forgiveness.
"Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits."
Both passages encourage unity and harmony among believers. EGW's call to 'press into harmony with His people' aligns with Romans 12:16's emphasis on being 'of the same mind one toward another.'