"You are just starting out in life; you have arrived at an age to bear responsibilities for yourself. This is a critical period in your life. Now, in your youth, you are sowing in the field of life. That which you sow you will also reap; as was the seed, so will be the harvest. If you are neglectful and indifferent concerning eternal things you will sustain a great loss yourself and, through your influence, will prevent others from fulfilling their obligations to God. 4T 117.1"
"Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap."
EGW directly uses the sowing and reaping metaphor, mirroring Galatians 6:7 almost verbatim. The connection is undeniable and explicit.
"Both worlds are before you. Which will you choose? Be wise and lay hold of eternal life. Swerve not from your integrity, however unpleasant your duties may appear in the present emergency. It may seem that you are about to make great sacrifices to preserve your purity of soul, but do not hesitate; press forward in the fear of God, and He will bless your efforts and recompense you a thousandfold. Do not yield your religious claims and privileges in order to gratify the wishes of your unconsecrated friends and relatives. You are called to take your position for the truth, even if it should be in direct opposition to those who are closely connected with you. God forbid that this last trial should ever come to you, to test and prove your integrity for the right. 4T 117.2"
"I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:"
Both passages present a choice between two paths (life and death/eternal life vs. worldly gratification) and urge the reader to choose the path that leads to God, even if it involves sacrifice or opposition. The 'two worlds' presented by EGW directly parallels the 'life and death' choice in Deuteronomy.
"Lay the foundation of your Christian character upon the eternal Rock of salvation, and let the structure be firm and sound. 4T 117.3"
"Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock."
EGW's reference to laying a foundation on the 'eternal Rock of salvation' is a clear allusion to Matthew 7:24-25, where building a house on a rock symbolizes a firm and lasting foundation based on Christ's teachings.
"We hope that your mother will aid you and your brothers and sisters in your efforts to perfect true characters after the pattern of Christ, that you may have a moral fitness for the society of holy angels in the kingdom of glory. 4T 117.4"
"Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:"
Both passages discuss striving for perfection and conforming to the image of Christ. EGW's passage emphasizes the practical application of this principle within a family context, while Ephesians 4:13 speaks more broadly about the unity of faith and the attainment of spiritual maturity. The connection is thematic rather than a direct quote or explicit allusion.