"It has been shown me that personal effort, judiciously put forth, will have a telling influence upon these cases considered so hardened. All may not be so hard at heart as they appear. We have seen a good work done in the salvation of many who have come to our College, but much more can be accomplished by personal effort. CE 28.2"
"Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins."
Both passages emphasize the importance of personal effort in converting sinners and saving souls. The EGW passage speaks of 'personal effort' influencing 'hardened' cases, while James 5:20 highlights the saving of a soul from death through conversion.
Educators should understand how to guard the health of their students. They should restrain them from taxing their minds with too many studies. If they leave college with a knowledge of the sciences, but with shattered constitutions, it would have been better had they not entered the school at all. Some parents feel that their children are being educated at considerable expense, and they urge them forward in their studies. Students are desirous of taking many studies in order to complete their education in as short a time as possible. The professors have allowed some to advance too rapidly. While some may need urging, others need holding back. Students should ever be diligent, but they ought not to crowd their minds so as to become intellectual dyspeptics. They should not be so pressed with studies as to neglect the culture of the manners; and above all, they should let nothing interfere with their seasons of prayer, which bring them in connection with Jesus Christ, the best teacher th…
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever."
Ellen White directly references Psalms 111:10 in this passage.
"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."
Ellen White directly references Matthew 6:33 in this passage.
"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 directly addresses the importance of caring for the health of students and not overtaxing their minds, connecting this to the idea that the body is a temple. This aligns with 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, which explicitly states that the body is a temple of the Holy Ghost and should be used to glorify God.