"In every human being He discerned infinite possibilities. He saw men as they might be, transfigured by His grace—in “the beauty of the Lord our God.” Psalm 90:17 . Looking upon them with hope, He inspired hope. Meeting them with confidence, He inspired trust. Revealing in Himself man's true ideal, He awakened, for its attainment, both desire and faith. In His presence souls despised and fallen realized that they still were men, and they longed to prove themselves worthy of His regard. In many a heart that seemed dead to all things holy, were awakened new impulses. To many a despairing one there opened the possibility of a new life. Ed 80.1"
"And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it."
Ellen White directly references Psalms 90:17 in this passage.
"Christ bound them to His heart by the ties of love and devotion; and by the same ties He bound them to their fellow men. With Him love was life, and life was service. “Freely ye have received,” He said, “freely give.” Matthew 10:8 . Ed 80.2"
"Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give."
Ellen White directly references Matthew 10:8 in this passage.
"How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him."
EGW directly quotes Matthew 10:8 in the passage.
"A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another."
While EGW quotes Matthew 10:8 directly, the connection to John 13:34 is thematic. Both passages emphasize love and service as central to Christ's teachings and the Christian life. EGW connects Christ's love to service to others, echoing the sentiment of John 13:34.
"It was not on the cross only that Christ sacrificed Himself for humanity. As He “went about doing good” ( Acts 10:38 ), every day's experience was an outpouring of His life. In one way only could such a life be sustained. Jesus lived in dependence upon God and communion with Him. To the secret place of the Most High, under the shadow of the Almighty, men now and then repair; they abide for a season, and the result is manifest in noble deeds; then their faith fails, the communion is interrupted, and the lifework marred. But the life of Jesus was a life of constant trust, sustained by continual communion; and His service for heaven and earth was without failure or faltering. Ed 80.3"
"How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him."
Ellen White directly references Acts 10:38 in this passage.
"He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty."
EGW directly alludes to Psalm 91:1 by mentioning "the secret place of the Most High, under the shadow of the Almighty."
"Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise."
EGW's statement about Jesus doing nothing of Himself aligns with John 5:19, which emphasizes the Son's dependence on the Father.
"As a man He supplicated the throne of God, till His humanity was charged with a heavenly current that connected humanity with divinity. Receiving life from God, He imparted life to men. Ed 80.4"
"For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;"
EGW's description of Christ receiving life from God and imparting it to men echoes the concept in John 5:26, where the Father gives the Son life.
"For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin."
Both passages emphasize Christ's humanity. EGW speaks of Christ's humanity being charged with a heavenly current, while Hebrews 4:15 highlights Christ's ability to be touched by our infirmities.