"In the work of reform to be carried forward today, there is need of men who, like Ezra and Nehemiah, will not palliate or excuse sin, nor shrink from vindicating the honor of God. Those upon whom rests the burden of this work will not hold their peace when wrong is done, neither will they cover evil with a cloak of false charity. They will remember that God is no respecter of persons, and that severity to a few may prove mercy to many. They will remember also that in the one who rebukes evil the spirit of Christ should ever be revealed. PK 675.1"
"Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:"
The EGW passage explicitly mentions that God is no respecter of persons, which is a direct allusion to Acts 10:34. The context of rebuking sin without partiality reinforces this connection.