connections Bible verses EGW passages
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"You have moved from impulse. Excitement has been agreeable to your organization. Your only hope now is to sincerely repent of your past transgressions of God's law and purify your soul by obeying the truth. Cultivate purity of thought and purity of life. The grace of God will be your strength to restrain your passions and curb your appetites. Earnest prayer and watching thereunto will bring the Holy Spirit to your aid to perfect the work and make you like your unerring Pattern. 2T 91.2"
Related principle 90% Acts 3:19
"Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;"
Both passages emphasize repentance and conversion as a means of having sins forgiven. While the wording differs, the underlying principle is the same.
Likely biblical basis 85% Galatians 5:16
"This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh."
Both passages discuss the importance of resisting fleshly desires and walking in the Spirit/grace of God. The EGW passage speaks of restraining passions and curbing appetites through God's grace, which aligns with the principle of Galatians 5:16.

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