I saw that ministers who labor in word and doctrine have a great work before them; a heavy responsibility rests upon them. In their labor they do not come close enough to hearts. Their work is too general, and often too scattered. Their labor must be concentrated to the very ones for whom they are laboring. When they preach from the desk, they only commence their work. They must then live out their preaching, ever guarding themselves, that they bring not a reproach upon the cause of God. They should illustrate by example the life of Christ. 1 Corinthians 3:9 : “For we are laborers together with God.” 2 Corinthians 6:1 : “We then, as workers together with Him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.” The minister's work is not done when he leaves the desk. He should not then throw off the burden and occupy his mind with reading or writing unless this is actually necessary. He should follow up his public labors by private efforts, laboring personally for souls when…
"For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building."
Ellen White directly references 1 Corinthians 3:9 in this passage.
"We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain."
Ellen White directly references 2 Corinthians 6:1 in this passage.
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
Both passages directly relate to the concept of eternal life being a gift from God.
"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Both passages explicitly state that eternal life is a gift from God, contrasting it with the wages of sin.