"“God is love” is written upon every opening bud, upon every spire of springing grass. The lovely birds making the air vocal with their happy songs, the delicately tinted flowers in their perfection perfuming the air, the lofty trees of the forest with their rich foliage of living green—all testify to the tender, fatherly care of our God and to His desire to make His children happy. SC 10.1"
"He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love."
The EGW passage directly quotes and expands upon the idea presented in 1 John 4:8, making it a clear allusion.
"The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork."
Both passages describe nature as revealing God's character. The EGW passage focuses on God's love, while Psalm 19:1 focuses on God's glory and handiwork. There is a clear thematic overlap.
"God's love has been expressed in His matchless grace. The thought that "God so loved the world, that He gave His only-begotten Son," is the foundation of all hope for fallen humanity."
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
Ellen White directly quotes John 3:16 and identifies it as the foundation of all hope for humanity.
"And he prayed unto the Lord, and said, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil."
Ellen White directly references Jonah 4:2 in this passage.
"Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy."
Ellen White directly references Micah 7:18 in this passage.
"God has bound our hearts to Him by unnumbered tokens in heaven and in earth. Through the things of nature, and the deepest and tenderest earthly ties that human hearts can know, He has sought to reveal Himself to us. Yet these but imperfectly represent His love. Though all these evidences have been given, the enemy of good blinded the minds of men, so that they looked upon God with fear; they thought of Him as severe and unforgiving. Satan led men to conceive of God as a being whose chief attribute is stern justice,—one who is a severe judge, a harsh, exacting creditor. He pictured the Creator as a being who is watching with jealous eye to discern the errors and mistakes of men, that He may visit judgments upon them. It was to remove this dark shadow, by revealing to the world the infinite love of God, that Jesus came to live among men. SC 10.3"
"He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love."
The EGW passage directly addresses the concept of God's love and contrasts it with a distorted view of God as severe and unforgiving. 1 John 4:8 states plainly that 'God is love.' The EGW passage expands on the implications of this principle and how it is often misunderstood.
"In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them."
Both passages discuss the blinding of minds by an opposing force (Satan in EGW, 'the god of this world' in 2 Corinthians). The EGW passage elaborates on how Satan distorts the image of God, while 2 Corinthians focuses on the blinding effect preventing people from seeing the gospel. The connection is thematic and significant.
"For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:"
Both passages discuss God's revelation through creation. Romans 1:20 speaks of God's power and Godhead being understood through creation, while the EGW passage speaks of God revealing Himself through nature. The connection is thematic, but not a direct allusion.