"Unholy Influences at Work I entreat the students in our schools to be sober-minded. The frivolity of the young is not pleasing to God. Their sports and games open the door to a flood of temptations. They are in possession of God's heavenly endowment in their intellectual faculties, and they should not allow their thoughts to be cheap and low. A character formed in accordance with the precepts of God's word will reveal steadfast principles, pure, noble aspirations. The Holy Spirit co-operates with the powers of the human mind, and high and holy impulses are the sure result.... CT 366"
"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."
Both passages emphasize the importance of purity and avoiding unholy influences. The EGW quote speaks of the Holy Spirit cooperating with the mind, while 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 reminds believers that their bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit and should be used to glorify God. The underlying theme of honoring God through one's thoughts and actions connects the two.
"And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption."
The EGW passage warns against frivolity and temptations, urging students to form characters based on God's word. Ephesians 4:30 warns against grieving the Holy Spirit. Both passages address the importance of avoiding actions that displease God and potentially hinder the work of the Holy Spirit.
"To man is allotted a part in this great struggle for everlasting life—he must respond to the working of the Holy Spirit. It will require a struggle to break through the powers of darkness, and the Spirit works in him to accomplish this. But man is no passive being, to be saved in indolence. He is called upon to strain every muscle and exercise every faculty in the struggle for immortality, yet it is God that supplies the efficiency. No human being can be saved in indolence. The Lord bids us, “Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.” Luke 13:24 . “Wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: because strait is the gate, and narrow the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.” Matthew 7:13, 14 . CT 366.1"
"Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able."
The EGW passage directly quotes Luke 13:24 and references Matthew 7:13-14, making the connection explicit.
"For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure."
The EGW passage directly addresses the need for human effort in salvation while acknowledging God's enabling power, echoing the sentiment in Philippians 2:13 that God works in us to will and to do. The context of striving and the role of God's power are both present.