"God bids you with one hand, faith, take hold of His mighty arm, and with the other hand, love, reach perishing souls. Christ is the way, the truth, and the life. Follow Him. Walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Walk even as He walked. This is the will of God, even your sanctification. The work you have to perform is to do the will of Him who sustains your life for His glory. If you labor for yourselves, it can profit you nothing. To labor for others’ good, to be less self-caring and more in earnest to devote all to God, will be acceptable to Him and be returned by His rich grace. 2T 170.1"
"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."
The EGW passage directly quotes "Christ is the way, the truth, and the life," making it a clear and explicit allusion to John 14:6.
"He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked."
The phrase 'walk even as he walked' is a clear and direct allusion to 1 John 2:6. The context of following Christ's example further strengthens this connection.
"This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh."
The EGW passage directly echoes the sentiment of Galatians 5:16, urging believers to 'walk in the Spirit' rather than fulfilling the desires of the flesh. The connection is more than thematic; it's a direct application of the principle.
God has not apportioned you your lot to merely watch over and care for yourselves. You are required to minister to, and watch over, others, and in this exercise you will manifest those evils in your character which need correcting, and will strengthen those weak points that need strengthening. This is the part of the work we have to perform; not impatiently, fretfully, unwillingly, but cheerfully, gladly, in order to reach Christian perfection. To remove from us everything which is not exactly agreeable is not imitating Christ. You should be very jealous for the honor of God. How circumspectly should you walk, where now your course is not as it should be. If you could see the pure angels with their bright, searching eyes intently fixed on you, watching to record how the Christian glorifies his Master; or could you observe the exulting, sneering triumph of the evil angels, as they trace out every crooked way, and then quote Scripture which is violated, and compare the life with this Scr…
"Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others."
The EGW passage emphasizes ministering to others and not merely focusing on oneself, which aligns directly with the principle of Philippians 2:4, urging believers to consider the needs of others.
"But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing."
Both passages discuss the concept of Christian perfection. James 1:4 speaks of patience leading to perfection, while the EGW passage discusses the need to act cheerfully and gladly to reach Christian perfection. The connection is thematic, revolving around the idea of striving for perfection in Christian life.