“Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man. And yet, if I judge, my judgment is true; for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.” Thus he declared that he was sent of God, to do his work. He had not consulted with priests nor rulers as to the course he was to pursue; for his commission was from the highest authority, even the Creator of the universe. Jesus, in his sacred office, had taught the people, had relieved suffering, had forgiven sin, and had cleansed the temple, which was his Father’s house, and driven out its desecraters from its sacred portals; he had condemned the hypocritical lives of the Pharisees, and reproved their hidden sins; and in all this he had acted under the instruction of his Heavenly Father. For this reason they hated him and sought to kill him. Jesus declared to them: “Ye are from beneath; I am from above. Ye are of this world; I am not of this world.” {2SP 355.1}

"I dømmer efter det udvortes, jeg dømmer ingen. Men om jeg også dømmer, er den dom ret, thi jeg er ikke ene om den, men sammen med mig er han, som sendte mig." (Joh 8,15.16) Således erklærede Jesus, at han var sendt af Faderen for at udrette hans gerning. Han havde ikke rådført sig med præsterne eller de ældste om det værk, han skulle udføre; thi han havde fuldmagt fra den højeste autoritet - fra verdensaltets Skaber. Jesus havde udført sin hellige gerning: han havde lært folket, havde hjulpet de ledende, havde tilgivet synder og havde renset templet, som var hans Faders hus og drevet de, som vanhellige det, bort fra dets hellige porte. Han havde fordømt farisæernes hykleriske liv og irettesat dem for deres skjulte synder, og i alt dette havde han handlet overensstemmende med sin Faders undervisning. Derfor hadde de ham og søgte at ihjelslå ham. Jesus siger til dem: "I er nedenfra, jeg er ovenfra; I er af verden, jeg er ikke af denne verden!" (23.vers)