"“But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” Matthew 6:15 . Nothing can justify an unforgiving spirit. He who is unmerciful toward others shows that he himself is not a partaker of God's pardoning grace. In God's forgiveness the heart of the erring one is drawn close to the great heart of Infinite Love. The tide of divine compassion flows into the sinner's soul, and from him to the souls of others. The tenderness and mercy that Christ has revealed in His own precious life will be seen in those who become sharers of His grace. But “if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His.” Romans 8:9 . He is alienated from God, fitted only for eternal separation from Him. COL 251.1"
"But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
Ellen White directly references Matthew 6:15 in this passage.
"But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his."
Ellen White directly references Romans 8:9 in this passage.
"It is true that he may once have received forgiveness; but his unmerciful spirit shows that he now rejects God's pardoning love. He has separated himself from God, and is in the same condition as before he was forgiven. He has denied his repentance, and his sins are upon him as if he had not repented. COL 251.2"
"But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
The EGW passage directly reflects the principle in Matthew 6:15, stating that a lack of forgiveness towards others indicates a rejection of God's pardoning love and a return to a state of unforgiveness.
"But the great lesson of the parable lies in the contrast between God's compassion and man's hardheartedness; in the fact that God's forgiving mercy is to be the measure of our own. “Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?” COL 251.3"
"Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?"
EGW directly quotes Matthew 18:33, making this a clear and explicit allusion.
"Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful."
Both passages deal with the principle of showing mercy to others as God has shown mercy to us. While not a direct quote, the EGW passage directly relates to the principle outlined in Luke 6:36.
"We are not forgiven because we forgive, but as we forgive. The ground of all forgiveness is found in the unmerited love of God, but by our attitude toward others we show whether we have made that love our own. Wherefore Christ says, “With what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.” Matthew 7:2 . COL 251.4"
"For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again."
Ellen White directly references Matthew 7:2 in this passage.