connections Bible verses EGW passages
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"Bible, she could pervert their meaning to suit her own purposes. GC 118.1"
Likely biblical basis 95% 2 Peter 3:16
"As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction."
The EGW passage speaks of people twisting scripture to suit their purposes, which is precisely what 2 Peter 3:16 warns against.
"A large class in Bohemia, seeing that it betrayed their liberties, could not consent to the compact. Dissensions and divisions arose, leading to strife and bloodshed among themselves. In this strife the noble Procopius fell, and the liberties of Bohemia perished. GC 118.2"
Related principle 85% Matthew 12:25
"And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:"
The EGW passage describes a kingdom falling due to internal division, mirroring the principle Jesus states in Matthew 12:25.

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