"Chapter 39—Self-Control and Fidelity We have no right to overtax either the mental or the physical powers so that we are easily excited and led to speak words which dishonor God. The Lord desires us to be always calm and forbearing. Whatever others may do, we are to represent Christ, doing as He would do under similar circumstances. 7T 199"
"For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:"
The EGW passage directly states that we are to represent Christ and do as He would do, which aligns with 1 Peter 2:21's call to follow Christ's example. The connection is strong and intentional.
"What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s."
The EGW passage speaks about not dishonoring God with our words and actions, connecting to the idea in 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit and we should glorify God in them. The principle of glorifying God in our actions is present in both.
"***** None but a wholehearted Christian can be a true gentleman. 7T 199.3"
"He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked."
The EGW passage equates being a 'true gentleman' with being a 'wholehearted Christian,' implying a life that reflects Christ. 1 John 2:6 calls believers to walk as Christ walked. While not a direct quote, the thematic parallel is present, suggesting that a true Christian life should mirror Christ's example.
"***** A neglect to conform in every particular to God's requirements means certain failure and loss to the wrongdoer. Failing to keep the way of the Lord, he robs his Maker of the service that is His due. This reacts upon himself; he fails of gaining that grace, that power, that force of character, which it is the privilege of each to receive who surrenders all to God. Living apart from Christ, he is exposed to temptation. He makes mistakes in his work for the Master. Untrue to principle in little things, he fails of doing God's will in things greater. He acts on the principles to which he has accustomed himself. 7T 199.4"
"Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap."
The EGW passage discusses the consequences of not conforming to God's requirements, which aligns with the principle of reaping what you sow in Galatians 6:7.
"I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing."
The EGW passage speaks of the necessity of abiding in Christ to gain grace and power, which directly echoes the sentiment of John 15:5 about being unable to do anything without Christ.
"He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much."
The EGW passage mentions being untrue to principle in little things leading to failure in greater things, which is the core message of Luke 16:10.
"God cannot connect with those who live to please themselves, to make themselves first. Those who do this will in the end be last of all. The sin that is most nearly hopeless and incurable is pride of opinion, self-conceit. This stands in the way of all growth. When a man has defects of character, yet fails of realizing this; when he is so imbued with self-sufficiency that he cannot see his fault, how can he be cleansed? “They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.” Matthew 9:12 . How can one improve when he thinks his ways perfect? 7T 199.5"
"But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick."
The EGW passage directly quotes Matthew 9:12, making it an explicit allusion.
"But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first."
The EGW passage states that those who put themselves first will be last, which is a direct reflection of the principle in Matthew 19:30.
"Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall."
Both passages address the dangers of pride and self-conceit. EGW directly quotes Matthew 9:12, but the connection to Proverbs 16:18 is thematic, highlighting the consequences of pride.