"God's servants should ever be united. They should repress and control strong traits of character, and day by day they should carefully reflect upon the nature of the life structure they are building. Are they Christian gentlemen in their daily life? Are there seen in their lives noble, upright deeds, which will make their building of character stand forth as a fair temple of God? As one poor timber will sink a ship and one flaw make a chain worthless, so one demoralizing trait of character revealed in words or actions will leave its influence for evil, and if not overcome, will subvert every virtue. 4T 606.1"
"Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?"
Both passages use the metaphor of a temple to represent the individual's character or body as a dwelling place for God. EGW emphasizes the importance of building a virtuous character, while 1 Corinthians 3:16 directly states that believers are the temple of God.