"As the features of the countenance are reproduced with unerring accuracy on the polished plate of the artist, so the character is faithfully delineated in the books above. Yet how little solicitude is felt concerning that record which is to meet the gaze of heavenly beings. Could the veil which separates the visible from the invisible world be swept back, and the children of men behold an angel recording every word and deed, which they must meet again in the judgment, how many words that are daily uttered would remain unspoken, how many deeds would remain undone. GC 487.1"
"Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do."
Both passages convey the idea that God sees and knows everything. Hebrews 4:13 states that 'all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do,' while EGW uses the analogy of a recording angel and a polished plate to illustrate the same concept. The connection is thematic and reinforces the idea of divine omniscience.
"faith in Christ; only the love which is shown by works is counted genuine. Yet it is love alone which in the sight of Heaven makes any act of value. Whatever is done from love, however small it may appear in the estimation of men, is accepted and rewarded of God. GC 487.2"
"And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing."
Both passages emphasize that actions without love are worthless in God's eyes. EGW's statement directly echoes the sentiment expressed by Paul in 1 Corinthians 13:3.
"For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also."
Both passages discuss the relationship between faith and works. EGW's statement that 'only the love which is shown by works is counted genuine' aligns with James' assertion that 'faith without works is dead.'