26th Post - His Authority Con't - John 7: 16 - 18 Con't

I ran out of space explaining doctrine that I could not comment on the rest of this passage. Jesus has been explaining that He can not act on His own but does the will of His Father that sent Him. The proof of His obedience is shown in the miracles Jesus performs. Jesus says that if anyone wills to do His (the Father's) will, He shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on my own authority. He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and no unrighteousness is in Him. This passage goes along with what I said in the previous post. God gave Moses and Jesus the exact same doctrine; the religious leaders should have recognized this and accepted Jesus. The leaders doctrine had not changed, it was their interpretation of the doctrine that changed; this is why they could not recognize Jesus as who He was. This happened when Jesus came the first time and it is happening again. How many Christians are going to miss Jesus when He comes again, because they are failing to read and understand the signs? The Bible prophesied that this would happen. Jesus said that you can separate the true from the false by seeing who gets the glory. If God is the focus of the glory than it is correct. If the person bringing the message is getting the glory, then the glory is for himself. Jesus said that the doctrine is the measuring stick. The doctrine is still the measuring stick and it is the Bible. If you hold to its teachings by reading it everyday and not depending on someone else to tell you what it says; you will be able to separate the good from the false.