"God Has N ot Changed God's character has not changed. He is the same jealous God today as when He gave His law upon Sinai and wrote it with His own finger on the tables of stone. Those who trample upon God's holy law may say, “I am sanctified”; but to be indeed sanctified, and to claim sanctification, are two different things. SL 68"
"For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed."
The EGW passage uses the unchanging nature of God as a basis for the immutability of His law, directly reflecting the principle in Malachi 3:6. The context of both passages emphasizes God's consistency and the importance of adhering to His established principles.
"devil sinneth from the beginning” ( verses 7, 8 ). Here the apostle speaks in plain terms, as he deemed the subject demanded. SL 68.2"
"He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil."
EGW directly quotes and references 1 John 3:8.
"The epistles of John breathe a spirit of love. But when he comes in contact with that class who break the law of God and yet claim that they are living without sin, he does not hesitate to warn them of their fearful deception. “If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us” ( 1 John 1:6-10 ). SL 68.3"
"If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us."
Ellen White directly references 1 John 1:6-10 in this passage.
"If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:"
EGW directly quotes and references 1 John 1:6.
"If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us."
EGW directly quotes and references 1 John 1:8.