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 these teachings of Jesus and His Father:
- His Father is greater than Jesus (Jn14:28)
- His Father is His God (Mt27:46; Jn20:17; Heb1:9; Rev3:12)
- His Father is "the only true God" (Jn17:3)
- He is the only-born(monogenes) Son(Jn3:16) of the "only true God".
- No one comes to His Father except through Jesus (Jn14:6)
- Jesus will not leave us comfortless. He will come to us. (Jn14:18)
- "Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life." (Jn6:54)
- "the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life." (Jn6:63)
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.