"“In the East, especially, the kiss was a common mode of expressing love and friendship in greeting. (See Luke 7:45 ; Acts 20:37 .) The ‘holy kiss,’ or ‘kiss of charity’ ( 1 Peter 5:14 ), was a symbol of Christian affection. It seems to have become a custom with early Christians to exchange this greeting at the time of the Lord's Supper (Justin Martyr First Apology 65). Later writings indicate that it was not the custom to give this ‘holy kiss’ to one of the opposite sex ( Apostolic Constitutions ii. 57; viii. 11).”— The S.D.A. Bible Commentary 7:257, 258. EW 302.5"
"Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet."
The EGW passage explicitly references Luke 7:45 as an example of kissing as a common mode of expressing love and friendship. This is a direct and clear allusion.
"And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul’s neck, and kissed him,"
The EGW passage explicitly references Acts 20:37 as an example of kissing as a common mode of expressing love and friendship. This is a direct and clear allusion.
"Greet ye one another with a kiss of charity. Peace be with you all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen."
The EGW passage directly references and discusses the practice mentioned in 1 Peter 5:14.
"It was the custom among the early Sabbathkeeping Adventists to exchange the holy kiss at the ordinance of humility. No reference is made to obvious impropriety of exchanging the holy kiss between men and women, but there is a call for all to abstain from all appearance of evil. EW 302.6"
"Abstain from all appearance of evil."
The EGW passage directly invokes the principle of avoiding the appearance of evil, which is the core message of 1 Thessalonians 5:22.
"Page 118 : Making a Noise .—The gospel net draws in all types of people. There were some who felt that their religious experience was not genuine unless marked by noisy, demonstrative shouts of praise to God, loud and excited prayers, and animated amens. Here again the church in its early experience was given a note of warning, calling for decorum and solemnity in the worship of God. EW 302.7"
"Let all things be done decently and in order."
Both passages address the importance of order and decorum in religious practice. The EGW passage speaks against excessive noise and demonstrativeness, while 1 Corinthians 14:40 advocates for things to be done decently and in order.