Honest souls will see the straight chain of present truth. They will see its harmonious connections, link after link uniting into a great whole, and will lay hold upon it. The present truth is not difficult to be understood, and the people whom God is leading will be united upon this broad, firm platform. He will not use individuals of different faith, opinions, and views, to scatter and divide. Heaven and holy angels are working to unite, to bring into the unity of the faith, into the one body. Satan opposes this, and is determined to scatter, and divide, and bring in different sentiments, that the prayer of Christ may not be answered: “Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on Me through their word; that they all may be one; as Thou, Father, art in Me, and I in Thee, that they also may be one in Us: that the world may believe that Thou hast sent Me.” John 17:20, 21 . Jesus designed that the faith of His people should be one. If one goes forth preaching …
"That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me."
This is a duplicate of pair 2. EGW directly quotes John 17:21 in her passage, making this an explicit allusion.
"One Lord, one faith, one baptism,"
EGW's emphasis on unity of faith aligns with the theme of unity presented in Ephesians 4:5, although there is no direct quotation.
"Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment."
Both passages emphasize unity and the avoidance of division within the Christian community. EGW's statement about scattering and dividing directly echoes the concern in 1 Corinthians 1:10 about divisions.
"Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace."
Both passages emphasize the importance of unity within the Christian community. Ephesians 4:3 speaks of maintaining the unity of the Spirit, while EGW speaks of unity of faith and avoiding division.
"For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ."
Both passages discuss the concept of the church as one body, although EGW's passage focuses more on unity of belief and avoiding division, while 1 Corinthians 12:12 focuses on the diversity of members within the one body. Still, the underlying theme of unity is present.