"Mental Faculties God requires the training of the mental faculties. He designs that His servants shall possess more intelligence and clearer discernment than the worldling, and He is displeased with those who are too careless or too indolent to become efficient, well-informed workers. The Lord bids us love Him with all the heart, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and with all the mind. This lays upon us the obligation of developing the intellect to its fullest capacity, that with all the mind we may know and love our Creator. COL 333"
"Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind."
EGW directly quotes and expands upon Matthew 22:37, emphasizing the importance of developing the intellect to its fullest capacity in order to love and know God with all the mind. This is a clear and intentional reference.
"As the will of man co-operates with the will of God, it becomes omnipotent. Whatever is to be done at His command may be accomplished in His strength. All His biddings are enablings. COL 333.1"
"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."
Both passages highlight the power that comes from God when working in accordance with His will. Philippians 4:13 states that all things are possible through Christ's strength, while EGW emphasizes that the will of man cooperating with God's will becomes omnipotent, and that God's commands are also enablings.
"If placed under the control of His Spirit, the more thoroughly the intellect is cultivated, the more effectively it can be used in the service of God. The uneducated man who is consecrated to God and who longs to bless others can be, and is, used by the Lord in His service. But those who, with the same spirit of consecration, have had the benefit of a thorough education, can do a much more extensive work for Christ. They stand on vantage ground. COL 333.3"
"Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will."
Both passages discuss the diversity of gifts and abilities given by the Spirit and how they can be used in service. EGW expands on the idea that education can enhance one's service to God, aligning with the concept of different gifts and administrations mentioned by Paul.