John 12:47-50

In the gospel of John, Jesus says: "I did not come to judge the world, but to save it."

In this passage the Jesus of the gospel of John affirms that his words are God's commandment offering eternal life. Jesus affirms that he has not spoken on his own authority, but with the authority of God.

It is, of course, a Christian doctrine that Jesus is the word of God, but one may nonetheless distinguish the words attributed to Jesus by a gospel author from the living word of God. Although the specific words used by Jesus in this account in the fourth gospel are not corroborated by the other New Testament gospels, we may conclude that the emphasis on salvation rather than judgment is the "good news" of the Christian Bible. 

Grace and peace...Bob