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John
  
45"Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father; it is Moses who accuses you, on whom you set your hope.46If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote of me.47But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?"


Christ went further in deflating the pride of the legalists, and said, "I am not the one to be your prosecutor before God to charge you, Moses himself will do the accusing. He gave you the Law of the Covenant, which condemns you. You have missed out on love, and wish to kill me in the name of the Law. Departing from God you wander in darkness. I healed a sick man on the Sabbath, and you are displeased with God’s work; rather you hate me, I - the incarnation of God’s love. You refuse to believe that these are works of the Messiah: Your spirit is rebellious and harsh. God gave you the Law for life not death. If you were to repent, you would long for a Savior. The Law and the Prophets are mere preludes to the Coming One. You have twisted the intent of the Law, and allowed your wills to judge God’s commandments. You cannot grasp prophecy. Your evil spirits prevent you from realizing the truth. You will remain ignorant and deaf, resisting God’s Spirit. On account of your obstinacy you do not believe the Word of Life."

Question
Why did Jesus not accept glory for himself, as others would do?