"Brother Hull, I have been shown that if you would dedicate yourself to God, hold communion with Him, meditate much, watch your failings, mourn and lament before the Lord in the deepest humility on account of them, relying upon Him for strength, you would be in the most profitable business in which you were ever engaged; for you would be drinking at a living fountain, and could then give others to drink from that same fountain which revived and strengthened you. 1T 434.2"
"But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life."
Both passages use the metaphor of 'living water' or a 'living fountain' to represent spiritual nourishment and the ability to share that nourishment with others.
"The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise."
Both passages emphasize the importance of humility, repentance, and a broken spirit before God.
"For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water."
Both passages use the metaphor of a 'fountain of living waters' to represent God and the spiritual nourishment He provides. The EGW passage encourages Brother Hull to drink from this fountain, while Jeremiah 2:13 laments that the people have forsaken it.
"and gravity out of the pulpit. These things counteract your pulpit labor. 1T 434.3"
"In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you."
Both passages emphasize the importance of seriousness and decorum, particularly for religious leaders. Titus 2:7-8 speaks of 'gravity' and 'sincerity' in doctrine, while the EGW passage criticizes 'gravity out of the pulpit.' The connection is more than just a shared word; it's a shared concern for the appropriate demeanor of a minister.