"Saith the Lord: “They have healed the hurt of the daughter of My people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.” “With lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life.” Jeremiah 8:11 ; Ezekiel 13:22 . GC 655.1"
"For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace."
Ellen White directly references Jeremiah 8:11 in this passage.
"Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:"
Ellen White directly references Ezekiel 13:22 in this passage.
"“Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture! ... Behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings.” “Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for your days for slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; ... and the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape.” Jeremiah 23:1, 2 ; 25:34, 35 , margin. GC 655.2"
"Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the Lord."
EGW directly quotes Jeremiah 23:1, 2 and 25:34, 35.
"Ministers and people see that they have not sustained the right relation to God. They see that they have rebelled against the Author of all just and righteous law. The setting aside of the divine precepts gave rise to thousands of springs of evil, discord, hatred, iniquity, until the earth became one vast field of strife, one sink of corruption. This is the view that now appears to those who rejected truth and chose to cherish error. No language can express the longing which the disobedient and disloyal feel for that which they have lost forever— eternal life. Men whom the world has worshiped for their talents and eloquence now see these things in their true light. They realize what they have forfeited by transgression, and they fall at the feet of those whose fidelity they have despised and derided, and confess that God has loved them. GC 655.3"
"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;"
Both passages discuss sin and falling short of God's glory. However, the EGW passage is a much broader description of the consequences of rejecting God's law, while Romans 3:23 is a more concise statement of universal sinfulness. The connection is thematic but not a direct allusion or principle.
"all unite in heaping their bitterest condemnation upon the ministers. Unfaithful pastors have prophesied smooth things; they have led their hearers to make void the law of God and to persecute those who would keep it holy. Now, in their despair, these teachers confess before the world their work of deception. The multitudes are filled with fury. “We are lost!” they cry, “and you are the cause of our ruin;” and they turn upon the false shepherds. The very ones that once admired them most will pronounce the most dreadful curses upon them. The very hands that once crowned them with laurels will be raised for their destruction. The swords which were to slay God's people are now employed to destroy their enemies. Everywhere there is strife and bloodshed. GC 655.4"
"Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves."
Both passages warn against false prophets. The EGW passage describes the consequences of following false teachers, while Matthew 7:15 warns of their deceptive nature. The connection is thematic and reasonably strong.
"For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them."
Both passages warn against false teachers arising from within the church who will lead people astray. The EGW passage describes the consequences of following these teachers, while Acts 20:29-30 is a warning about their emergence. The connection is thematic and reasonably strong.