"God's people are peculiar. Their spirit cannot mingle with the spirit and influence of the world. You do not wish to bear the Christian name and yet be unworthy of it. You do not desire to meet Jesus with a profession only. You do not wish to be deceived in so important a matter. Thoroughly examine the grounds of your hope. Deal truly with your own soul. A supposed hope will never save you. Have you counted the cost? I fear not. Now decide whether you will follow Christ, cost what it will. You cannot do this and yet enjoy the society of those who pay no heed to divine things. Your spirits cannot mingle any more than oil and water. 1T 243.1"
"But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:"
The EGW passage uses the term 'peculiar' to describe God's people, which is directly taken from 1 Peter 2:9.
"For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?"
The EGW passage directly asks 'Have you counted the cost?' which is a clear reference to Luke 14:28.
"Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?"
The EGW passage speaks of the incompatibility of the spirit of God's people with the spirit of the world, mirroring the sentiment of not being unequally yoked with unbelievers in 2 Corinthians 6:14.
"It is a great thing to be a child of God, and a joint-heir with Christ. If this is your privilege, you will know the fellowship of Christ's sufferings. God looketh upon the heart. I saw that you must seek Him earnestly, and raise your standard of piety higher, or you will certainly fail of everlasting life. You may ask the question: Did Sister White see this? Yes; and I have tried to place it before you and give you the impressions which were given me. May the Lord help you to take heed. 1T 243.2"
"But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart."
Both passages emphasize that God judges based on the heart, not outward appearance.
"And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together."
The EGW passage directly echoes the concepts of being a 'child of God' and a 'joint-heir with Christ,' which are central to Romans 8:17. It also mentions suffering with Christ.
"But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy."
Both passages connect being a follower of Christ with sharing in His sufferings.
"Dear brother and sister, watch your children with jealous care. The spirit and influence of the world are destroying all desire in them to be true Christians. Let your influence be to draw them from young companions who have no interest in divine things. They must make a sacrifice if they win heaven at last. 1T 243.3"
"Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners."
The EGW passage warns against the influence of worldly companions, echoing the warning in 1 Corinthians 15:33 about evil communications corrupting good manners.
"Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me."
The EGW passage directly echoes the principle of self-denial for spiritual gain found in Matthew 16:24, particularly in the context of resisting worldly influences and making sacrifices for faith.