"The Knowledge that Works Transformation The knowledge of God as revealed in Christ is the knowledge that all who are saved must have. It is the knowledge that works transformation of character. This knowledge, received, will re-create the soul in the image of God. It will impart to the whole being a spiritual power that is divine. 8T 289"
"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
The EGW passage discusses transformation of character through the knowledge of God, which aligns with the concept of becoming a 'new creature' in Christ as described in 2 Corinthians 5:17. The connection is more than just thematic; it's a direct principle being illustrated.
"“Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God!” 1 John 3:1 . 8T 289.1"
"Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not."
EGW directly quotes 1 John 3:1.
"“We all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory.” 2 Corinthians 3:18 , A. R. V. 8T 289.3"
"But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord."
EGW directly quotes 2 Corinthians 3:18.
"Of His own life the Saviour said: “I have kept My Father's commandments.” “The Father hath not left Me alone; for I do always those things that please Him.” John 15:10 ; 8:29 . As Jesus was in human nature, so God means His followers to be. In His strength we are to live the life of purity and nobility which the Saviour lived. 8T 289.4"
"And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him."
EGW directly quotes John 8:29.
"If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love."
EGW directly quotes John 15:10.
"He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked."
Both passages discuss walking as Jesus walked, but EGW doesn't directly allude to 1 John 2:6. It's a thematic parallel.
"“For this cause,” Paul says, “I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man; that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God.” Ephesians 3:14-19 . 8T 289.5"
"For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God."
EGW directly quotes Ephesians 3:14-19.