If you read the following verses, you will discover that the words spoken by Christ were not his own but rather the words of the Father being spoken through him. John 12:44 Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me. And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me. I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak. Why is this so important to know? Because when you go back and read everything Christ spoke was actually God speaking. When you read John 3:16 and allow the words to be spoken from God it appears differently. John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. Now if we write the same verse ask if God was speaking it would be this way. “For I so loved the world, that I gave my only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For I sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. These words would have been what God said. The next time you read the Gospels, replace “I” for the word “God” to hear God’s own words. God gave his own words to Christ, and Christ spoke the words of the Father.