"Paul's sanctification was the result of a constant conflict with self. He said: “I die daily.” 1 Corinthians 15:31 . His will and his desires every day conflicted with duty and the will of God. Instead of following inclination, he did God's will, however crucifying to his own nature. 8T 313.3"
"I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily."
Ellen White directly references 1 Corinthians 15:31 in this passage.
"God leads His people on step by step. The Christian life is a battle and a march. In this warfare there is no release; the effort must be continuous and persevering. It is by unceasing endeavor that we maintain the victory over the temptations of Satan. Christian integrity must be sought with resistless energy and maintained with a resolute fixedness of purpose. 8T 313.4"
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."
Both passages describe the Christian life as a battle against spiritual forces. EGW elaborates on the continuous effort required, while Ephesians 6:12 identifies the nature of the enemy.
"No one will be borne upward without stern, persevering effort in his own behalf. All must engage in this warfare for themselves. Individually we are responsible for the issue of the struggle; though Noah, Job, and Daniel were in the land, they could deliver neither son nor daughter by their righteousness. 8T 313.5"
"Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord God."
EGW directly references Ezekiel 14:14, using the example of Noah, Job, and Daniel to illustrate individual responsibility for salvation.