Jesus stated eight times in the Gospel of John that He spoke nothing of His own authority — only what His Father taught Him:
- “The Son can do nothing of His own accord” ( Jn5:19 ).
- “I can do nothing on my own” ( Jn5:30 ).
- “My teaching is not mine, but His who sent me” ( Jn7:16 ).
- “he that sent me is true; and the things which I heard from him, these speak I unto the world.” ( Jn8:26 )
- “I do nothing on my own authority but speak just as the Father taught me” ( Jn8:28 ).
- “The Father has given me a commandment — what to say and speak” ( Jn12:49 ).
- “The words I say I do not speak on my own authority” ( Jn14:10 ).
- “The word you hear is not mine but the Father’s who sent me” ( Jn14:24 ).
And John 12:48 establishes the standard of final judgment: “The word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.”
So Sad how many refuse to believe vital teachings of Jesus:
We will be judged by the Father’s words, transmitted through the Son. Not by a creed. Not by a council formula developed 300 years after Christ. By the actual words Jesus spoke — which never once mention anything that pertained to the trinity.