"Sanctification is not the work of a moment, an hour, or a day. It is a continual growth in grace. We know not one day how strong will be our conflict the next. Satan lives, and is active, and every day we need to cry earnestly to God for help and strength to resist him. As long as Satan reigns we shall have self to subdue, besetments to overcome, and there is no stopping place, there is no point to which we can come and say we have fully attained. 1T 340.2"
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."
Ephesians 6:12 speaks of wrestling against spiritual forces, and EGW's passage emphasizes the active role of Satan and the need to resist him. The connection is strong because both highlight the spiritual warfare aspect of the Christian life.
"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:"
Both passages emphasize the constant threat of Satan and the need for vigilance. EGW's passage speaks of Satan's activity and the need for daily resistance, while 1 Peter 5:8 warns of the devil's prowling and seeking to devour. The connection is strong and relevant.
"But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members."
Both passages address the internal struggle against sin. EGW speaks of subduing self and overcoming besetments, while Romans 7:23 describes the war between the law of the mind and the law of sin. The connection is valid and reflects a common theme of inner conflict.
"Philippians 3:12 : “Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.” 1T 340.3"
"Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus."
Ellen White directly references Philippians 3:12 in this passage.