"promises of the Word, he is strengthened for the duties of the hour. He realizes his need of strength from above. The victories that he gains do not lead to self-exaltation, but cause him to lean more and more heavily on the Mighty One. Relying upon that power, he is enabled to present the message of salvation so forcibly that it awakens an answering chord in other minds. GW 16.2"
"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."
Both passages emphasize relying on God's strength to accomplish tasks and overcome challenges. Philippians 4:13 is a concise statement of this principle, while the EGW passage elaborates on the practical implications of relying on God's strength in ministry.
"The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?"
Both passages speak to the idea of finding strength and overcoming fear through reliance on God. Psalm 27:1 declares God as the source of light, salvation, and strength, while the EGW passage describes how relying on God's power enables effective ministry.
"And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me."
Both passages highlight the idea that God's strength is made perfect in weakness. 2 Corinthians 12:9 states this principle directly, while the EGW passage describes how recognizing one's need for strength from above leads to greater reliance on God and more effective ministry.
The Lord sends His ministers to hold forth the word of life, to preach, not “philosophy and vain deceit,” nor “science falsely so called,” but the gospel, “the power of God unto salvation.” [ Colossians 2:8 ; 1 Timothy 6:20 ; Romans 1:16 .] “I charge thee therefore,” Paul wrote to Timothy, “before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom: Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; and they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.” [ 2 Timothy 4:1-5 .] In this charge every minister has his work outlined,—a work that he can do only through the fulfilment of th…
"Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ."
Ellen White directly references Colossians 2:8 in this passage.
"I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry."
Ellen White directly references 2 Timothy 4:1-5 in this passage.
"Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen."
Ellen White directly references Matthew 28:20 in this passage.
"Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine."
The EGW passage directly quotes 2 Timothy 4:2 and references the surrounding verses, making it an explicit allusion.
"O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:"
EGW directly quotes "science falsely so called" from 1 Timothy 6:20.
"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek."
EGW directly quotes "the power of God unto salvation" from Romans 1:16.