"have been deceived by the enemy are not willing now to come to the light, lest their deeds shall be reproved. Many of you cannot discern the work and presence of God. You know not that it is He. The Lord is still gracious, willing to pardon all who turn to Him with penitence and faith. Said the Lord: Many know not at what they stumble. They heed not the voice of God, but follow the sight of their own eyes and the understanding of their own hearts. Unbelief and skepticism have taken the place of faith. They have forsaken Me. 5T 74.1"
"And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil."
Both passages address the rejection of light (truth, God's presence) in favor of darkness (deception, following one's own desires). The EGW quote directly echoes the sentiment of John 3:19, highlighting the unwillingness to come to the light lest deeds be reproved.
"I was shown that fathers and mothers have departed from their simplicity and neglected the holy calling of the gospel. The Lord has admonished them not to corrupt themselves by adopting the customs and maxims of the world. Christ would have given them the unsearchable riches of His grace freely and abundantly, but they prove themselves unworthy. 5T 74.2"
"Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God."
Both passages address the danger of worldliness and its incompatibility with devotion to God. James 4:4 explicitly states that friendship with the world is enmity with God, while the EGW quote speaks of fathers and mothers corrupting themselves by adopting worldly customs, thus proving themselves unworthy of God's grace.
"Many are lifting up the soul unto vanity. No sooner does a person imagine that he possesses any talent which might be of use in the cause of God than he overestimates the gift and is inclined to think too highly of himself, as though he were a pillar of the church. The work which he might do with acceptance he leaves for someone else with less ability than he considers himself to possess. He thinks and talks of a higher station. He must let his light shine before men; but instead of grace, meekness, lowliness of mind, kindness, gentleness, and love shining in his life, self, important self, appears everywhere. 5T 74.3"
"For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith."
Both passages address the issue of pride and thinking too highly of oneself. Romans 12:3 directly instructs believers not to think of themselves more highly than they ought, while the EGW quote describes individuals who overestimate their talents and seek higher positions, lacking humility and grace.