In this episode of the Jesus Everyday Podcast, Ethan Callison and Andrew McPheron open John 7:14–24, where Jesus steps into the temple during the Feast of Booths and teaches with divine authority — without any formal credentials. The religious leaders are shocked: “How does this man have learning, when he has never studied?”

Jesus responds not with defensiveness, but with truth: “My teaching is not mine, but His who sent me.”

📖 In this conversation:

• Why Jesus intentionally appeals to divine authority instead of earthly credentials

• The difference between teaching with borrowed authority and teaching from God Himself

• How Jesus exposes hypocrisy in the religious leaders’ obsession with appearances

• The connection between obedience and understanding — knowing God’s will begins with doing God’s will

• Why Jesus brings up Moses, circumcision, and the Sabbath — and what it means for our understanding of mercy and the Law

• The danger of judging by appearances instead of making “right judgment” (v.24)

• Why proximity to religion doesn’t equal obedience to God

• What this passage reveals about Jesus’ character, compassion, and boldness

💬 The hosts also dive into background context — the Feast of Booths, rabbinic teaching culture, and why Jesus’ healing on the Sabbath in John 5 still fuels conflict in John 7.

📖 Text: John 7:14–24🎙️ Hosts: Ethan Callison & Andrew McPheron💡 Theme: Jesus didn’t come to show off credentials — He came to show the Father’s heart. Don’t judge by appearance; judge with right judgment.

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