"Anciently the Lord bade Israel, when they met together for His service, “Ye shall eat before the Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the Lord thy God hath blessed thee.” Deuteronomy 12:7 . That which is done for the glory of God should be done with cheerfulness, with songs of praise and thanksgiving, not with sadness and gloom. SC 103.1"
"And there ye shall eat before the Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the Lord thy God hath blessed thee."
Ellen White directly references Deuteronomy 12:7 in this passage.
"they may have grace to deal honestly and faithfully in all things. SC 103.2"
"Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly."
This is a duplicate of pair 3. Both passages emphasize honesty. Hebrews 13:18 speaks of living honestly, and the EGW quote speaks of having grace to deal honestly. The EGW quote amplifies the principle of honesty found in Hebrews.
"For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;"
Both passages connect grace with righteous living. Titus 2:11-12 speaks of grace teaching us to live righteously, and the EGW quote speaks of having grace to deal honestly and faithfully. The connection is thematic and meaningful.
"We must gather about the cross. Christ and Him crucified should be the theme of contemplation, of conversation, and of our most joyful emotion. We should keep in our thoughts every blessing we receive from God, and when we realize His great love we should be willing to trust everything to the hand that was nailed to the cross for us. SC 103.3"
"For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified."
Both passages focus on the importance of 'Jesus Christ, and him crucified.' EGW's call to contemplate Christ crucified aligns with Paul's determination to know nothing else.
"But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world."
This is a duplicate of pair 1. Both passages emphasize the centrality of the cross of Christ. EGW's statement directly echoes the sentiment of glorying in the cross found in Galatians.