"Experience in practical life is indispensable. Order, thoroughness, punctuality, self-control, a sunny temper, evenness of disposition, self-sacrifice, integrity, and courtesy are essential qualifications. Ed 277.1"
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law."
The EGW passage lists qualities essential for a teacher, while Galatians 5:22-23 lists the fruit of the Spirit. Many of the qualities listed by EGW are also found in the fruit of the Spirit, such as self-control, gentleness, goodness, and integrity. This is a clear thematic parallel.
"Let all things be done decently and in order."
The EGW passage mentions 'order' and 'thoroughness' as essential qualifications. 1 Corinthians 14:40 states that 'all things be done decently and in order.' The principle of order is present in both passages, making this a direct principle connection.
"upon physical vigor. The better his health, the better will be his work. Ed 277.3"
"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."
The EGW passage emphasizes the importance of physical vigor for effective work. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 speaks of the body as a temple of the Holy Ghost and encourages glorifying God in the body. Both passages connect physical health with spiritual service, making this a direct principle connection.
"So wearing are his responsibilities that special effort on his part is required to preserve vigor and freshness. Often he becomes heart-weary and brain-weary, with the almost irresistible tendency to depression, coldness, or irritability. It is his duty not merely to resist such moods but to avoid their cause. He needs to keep the heart pure and sweet and trustful and sympathetic. In order to be always firm and calm and cheerful, he must preserve the strength of brain and nerve. Ed 277.4"
"Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life."
The EGW passage speaks of the need to keep the heart pure, sweet, trustful, and sympathetic to maintain vigor and freshness. Proverbs 4:23 instructs to keep the heart with all diligence because out of it are the issues of life. Both passages directly connect the state of the heart with overall well-being and life's outcomes.