Jesus did teach a great deal about love. However, he taught that the greatest command is, “You must love Jehovah your God.” (Matthew 22:37) Jesus always directed attention to Jehovah, never to himself.‌—John 7:‌16.

Many people would agree with that view. Yet, even though Jesus fearlessly taught the truth about Jehovah God, he knew that most people would reject his message. In fact, he said: “The world . . . hates me, because I bear witness about it that its works are wicked.”‌—John 7:7.

Although many have been taught that Jesus is God, the Scriptures show that Jesus and Jehovah are separate persons. In fact, Jesus called Jehovah “my God.” (John 20:17) If you’d like to investigate this subject further, check out the links at the end of this lesson.

No doubt, Jesus could have become rich if he had wanted to. Yet he had no permanent residence during his ministry, and he died owning nothing but his clothing.—Luke 9:‌58; John 19:23, 24.

Jesus lived during the time of the Roman Empire, which continued in power for hundreds of years after he died. Jesus posed no threat to the governments of his day. Instead, he remained completely neutral in political affairs.—John 18:36.

Jesus’ life as a human was actually quite short. He was executed when he was 33 years old, and his teaching and miracles took place during only the last three and a half years of his life.

This expression shows that Jesus perfectly reflected Jehovah’s qualities. We cannot see God, who is invisible, but we can learn much about God from what Jesus said and did.‌—Matthew 11:27.

This expression shows that Jesus worked alongside Jehovah to make all other things, including angels, the physical universe, and humans.‌—John 1:3.

Jesus always referred to God as his Father. In fact, the term “Father of God” does not appear in the Bible. This is because God has no father, or life-giver; he has always existed.‌—Psalm 90:‌1, 2.

This is a very common belief. Yet, Jesus said: “The Father is greater than I am.” (John 14:28) For more on this subject, check out the links at the end of this lesson.

God sometimes sent messages through angels. (Luke 1:‌26, 27) Yet, Jesus learned from God directly, without needing an angelic messenger.

Like other faithful servants of God, Jesus prayed and meditated often. (Daniel 6:‌10; Luke 6:‌12) However, Jesus has unique personal experience that enables him to teach about God.

Many of God’s servants have explained God’s Word, the Bible. (Nehemiah 8:8) Jesus was outstanding in doing this, but something else makes him even more qualified to teach about God.‌—Luke 24:45.