Jesus appears to contradict Himself when he says:
"...for My Father is greater than I." (John 14:28, NKJV)
"I and My Father are one." (John 10:30, NKJV)
So, which one is it? Both statements are in fact saying the same thing.
When Jesus says, "...for My Father is greater than I" (John 14:28, NKJV), He's saying that He has completely nullified His own desires and is only interested in the desires of His Father. He doesn't live in His own desires, He lives in the desires of His Father. His Father's desires are more important to Him than His own. His Father is greater than Him.
When Jesus says, "I and My Father are one" (John 10:30, NKJV), He's saying that He lives in His Father's desires and His Father lives in His desires. They are interconnected with each other, each seeking to benefit the other. They are one.
To be in the quality of love of others, you have to nullify yourself to others, others have to become more important than you, others have to be become greater than you. As you seek to benefit others, you live in their desires and they live in your desires, you become interconnected, seeking to benefit each other. You become one.
There is no contradiction between the two statements. They are both saying the same thing.
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