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Christians Must Heed
Jesus
will of God will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether
I speak on my own. Whoever speaks on their own does so to gain personal
glory, but he who seeks the glory of the One Who sent him is a man of
truth; there is nothing false about him." (John, 7:15-18)
As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees be-
fore him. "Good teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal
life?" ... Jesus answered. "No one is good—except God alone." (Mark,
10:17-18)
How Jesus (pbuh) obeyed God
Jesus says in the Gospel that he is a servant of God, that he was
sent as a prophet and that, as required by his being a prophet, he has
a responsibility to obey God's commands. He says that he does noth-
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