"I am come in My Father's name, and ye receive Me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive." Jesus came by the authority of God, bearing His image, fulfilling His word, and seeking His glory; yet He was not accepted by the leaders in Israel; but when others should come, assuming the character of Christ, but actuated by their own will and seeking their own glory, they would be received. And why? Because he who is seeking his own glory appeals to the desire for self-exaltation in others. To such appeals the Jews could respond. 213 They would receive the false teacher because he flattered their pride by sanctioning their cherished opinions and traditions. But the teaching of Christ did not coincide with their ideas. It was spiritual, and demanded the sacrifice of self; therefore they would not receive it. They were not acquainted with God, and to them His voice through Christ was the voice of a stranger.

Jeg er kommen i min Faders navn, og I tager ikke imod mig; hvis en anden kommer i sit eget navn,ham vil I tage imod. Jesus kom efter Guds bemyndigelse, i hans eget billede, opfyldende hans ord og søgende hans ære. Dog blev han ikke anerkendt af Israels ledere. Men hvis andre kom, der udgav sig for at være Kristus, men handlede efter deres egen vilje og søgte deres egen ære, så ville de anerkende dem. Og hvorfor dette. Fordi den, som søger sin egen ære, appellerer til ønsket om selvforherligelse hos andre. Den slags henvendelser kunne jøderne godkende. De ville anerkende den falske lærer, fordi han smigrede deres stolthed ved at bifalde de meninger og overleveringer, som de satte pris på. Men Kristi lære faldt ikke sammen med deres forestillinger. Den var åndelig og krævede opofrelse af deres eget jeg. Derfor ville de ikke tage imod den. De kendte ikke Gud, og for dem lød hans røst gennem Kristus som en fremmeds stemme.