John 7:16
“Jesus therefore answered them, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.”
What does John 7:16 mean?
Jesus is clarifying where his authority and message actually come from. When people questioned the source of his teaching, he pointed them away from himself and toward God the Father, emphasizing that he's speaking God's truth rather than his own ideas or opinions. This statement invites us to listen to Jesus's words not as the thoughts of one person, but as the voice of God coming through him. For anyone wrestling with whether Jesus's teaching is trustworthy, this reminds us that he claimed to be connected to and sent by the source of all truth.