"want more than this, they are at liberty to find it elsewhere. No butter or flesh meats of any kind come on my table. Cake is seldom found there. I generally have an ample supply of fruits, good bread, and vegetables. Our table is always well patronized, and all who partake of the food do well, and improve upon it. All sit down with no epicurean appetite, and eat with a relish the bounties supplied by our Creator. 2T 487.1"
"Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God."
The EGW quote describes her simple, healthy meals and how people enjoy and benefit from them. This aligns with the principle in 1 Corinthians 10:31 to do everything to the glory of God, including eating. The EGW passage exemplifies this principle in the context of health reform.
A wonderful indifference has been manifested upon this important subject by those right at the heart of the work. The lack of stability in regard to the principles of health reform is a true index of their character and their spiritual strength. They are deficient in thoroughness in their Christian experience. Conscience is not regarded. The basis or cause of every right action existing and operating in the renewed heart secures obedience without external or selfish motives. The spirit of truth and a good conscience are sufficient to inspire and regulate the motives and conduct of those who learn of Christ and are like Him. Those who have no strength of religious principle in themselves are easily swayed, by the example of others, in a wrong direction. Those who have never learned their duty from God, and acquainted themselves with His purposes concerning them, are not reliable in times of severe conflict with the powers of darkness. They are swayed by external and present appearances.…
"Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:"
Both passages emphasize the importance of a good conscience and its role in guiding behavior. The EGW quote connects a lack of stability in health reform principles to a deficiency in Christian experience and a disregard for conscience, while 1 Timothy 1:5 highlights the importance of charity stemming from a pure heart and good conscience. The thematic overlap is clear and meaningful.