"The Physician and the Temperance Work Many come under the physician's care who are ruining soul and body by the use of tobacco or intoxicating drink. The physician who is true to his responsibility must point out to these patients the cause of their suffering. But if he himself is a user of tobacco or intoxicants, what weight will be given to his words? With the consciousness of his own indulgence before him, will he not hesitate to point out the plague spot in the life of his patient? While using these things himself, how can he convince the youth of their injurious effects? MH 133.3 How can a physician stand in the community as an example of purity and self-control, how can he be an effectual worker in the temperance cause, while he himself is indulging a vile habit? How can he minister acceptably at the bedside of the sick and the dying, when his very breath is offensive, laden with the odor of liquor or tobacco? MH 133"
"Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?"
The EGW passage directly applies the principle of Romans 2:21 to the specific context of a physician and temperance, highlighting the hypocrisy of teaching others while engaging in the same harmful behaviors.
"responsibility when those who should give them a right example are themselves enthralled by hurtful habits, their influence affording to temptation an added strength! MH 133.2"
"Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?"
Both passages address the hypocrisy of teaching one thing and doing another, particularly regarding harmful habits or sins. The EGW passage focuses on the negative influence of those who don't practice what they preach, which aligns directly with the principle outlined in Romans 2:21.