"Teachers can gain efficiency and power only by working as Christ worked. When He is the most powerful influence in their lives, they will have success in their efforts. They will rise to heights that they have not yet gained. They will realize the sacredness of the work entrusted to them, and filled with His Spirit they will be animated with the same desire to save sinners that animated Him. And by their lives of consecration and devotion their students will be led to the feet of the Saviour. CT 263.1"
"I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing."
Both passages emphasize the importance of being connected to Christ for effectiveness and success. John 15:5 states that without Christ, we can do nothing, while the EGW passage applies this principle to teachers, stating they can only gain efficiency and power by working as Christ worked.
"For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure."
Both passages discuss God's work within believers. Philippians 2:13 states that God works in us to will and to do His good pleasure, while the EGW passage speaks of being filled with His Spirit and animated with the same desire to save sinners that animated Him. The EGW passage expands on the idea of God's work within us, focusing on the specific desire to save sinners.
"***** Students cannot afford to wait till their education is considered complete, before using for the good of others that which they have received. Without this, however they may study, however much knowledge they may gain, their education will be incomplete. CT 263.2"
"Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give."
The EGW passage directly echoes the principle of freely giving what one has received, as stated in Matthew 10:8. The context of education and using acquired knowledge for the benefit of others aligns well with the biblical verse's emphasis on selfless service.