When Christ taught in Jerusalem, the Jews marveled at his teaching because Jesus had not been educated in the rabbinic schools (John 7:15). The Lord replied, “My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him” (vv. 16–18). God the Son came with supernatural revelation from God the Father. No man can discover these truths by rational deduction or empirical observation. God must reveal them through Christ. Therefore, the work of learning true theology is more than an intellectual enterprise; it requires faith in Christ, submission to God’s will, and pursuit of God’s glory.
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