"The Testing of Job For those who love God, those who are “the called according to His purpose” ( Romans 8:28 ), Bible biography has a yet higher lesson of the ministry of sorrow. “Ye are My witnesses, saith the Lord, that I am God” ( Isaiah 43:12 )—witnesses that He is good, and that goodness is supreme. “We are made a theater unto the world, both (R.V., margin) to angels, and to men.” 1 Corinthians 4:9 , margin. Ed 154"
"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."
Ellen White directly references Romans 8:28 in this passage.
"I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, that I am God."
Ellen White directly references Isaiah 43:12 in this passage.
"For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men."
Ellen White directly references 1 Corinthians 4:9 in this passage.
"But with such a dawning, how glorious might have been his life's day had Solomon in his youth learned the lesson that suffering had taught in other lives! Ed 154.1"
"For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father."
EGW's reflection on Solomon's life and the potential for a more glorious life had he learned from suffering parallels the biblical account of Solomon's decline in 1 Kings 11:4.
"Unselfishness, the principle of God's kingdom, is the principle that Satan hates; its very existence he denies. From the beginning of the great controversy he has endeavored to prove God's principles of action to be selfish, and he deals in the same way with all who serve God. To disprove Satan's claim is the work of Christ and of all who bear His name. Ed 154.3"
"Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:"
The EGW passage discusses unselfishness as a core principle of God's kingdom, contrasting it with Satan's selfishness. Philippians 2:5 encourages believers to have the mind of Christ, which is characterized by humility and selflessness. The connection lies in the shared emphasis on unselfishness and humility as central to the Christian life, reflecting the character of Christ and opposing Satan's self-centeredness.
"It was to give in His own life an illustration of unselfishness that Jesus came in the form of humanity. And all who accept this principle are to be workers together with Him in demonstrating it in practical life. To choose the right because it is right; to stand for truth at the cost of suffering and sacrifice—“this is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of Me, saith the Lord.” Isaiah 54:17 . Ed 154.4"
"No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord."
Ellen White directly references Isaiah 54:17 in this passage.