"Chapter 100—Health and Religion [This and the following article are extracts from letters which I addressed to those at the head of the Health Institute, the first one, the first of May, 1867, and the second, in June following. E. G. W.] God would have a health institution established which will in its influence be closely connected with the closing work for mortals fitting for immortality, one that will have no tendency to weaken the religious principles of old or young and which will not improve the health of the body to the detriment of spiritual growth. The great object of this institution should be to improve the health of the body, that the afflicted may more highly appreciate eternal things. If this object is not continually set before the mind and efforts are not made to this end, it will prove a curse instead of a blessing, spirituality will be regarded as a secondary thing, and the health of the body and diversion will be made primary. 1T 564"
"What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s."
EGW's emphasis on the health institution aligning with spiritual growth directly reflects the principle in 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit and should be used to glorify God. The connection is strong and foundational.
"For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality."
Both passages discuss the concept of mortality and immortality, though EGW's passage focuses on preparing for immortality through health and religion, while the verse speaks of the transformation itself. The connection is thematic but not direct.
"God designs they should, there will be a power that will affect their hearts. With God and angels on their side, His commandment-keeping people can but prosper. This institution is not to be established for the object of gain, but to aid in bringing God's people into such a condition of physical and mental health as will enable them to rightly appreciate eternal things and to correctly value the redemption so dearly purchased by the sufferings of our Saviour. This institution is not to be made a place for diversion or amusement. Those who cannot live unless they have excitement and diversion will be of no use to the world; none are made better for their living. They might just as well be out of the world as to be in it. 1T 564.2"
"What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s."
The EGW passage emphasizes the importance of physical and mental health to appreciate eternal things and redemption. This aligns with 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, which states that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit and bought with a price, urging us to glorify God in our bodies. The principle of caring for one's body as a temple is present in both.
"The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them."
The EGW passage mentions 'God and angels on their side,' which echoes the sentiment of Psalm 34:7 about the angel of the Lord encamping around those who fear Him. The connection is valid, though thematic.