This is one of my
favorite exchanges between Jesus and the Pharisees. Once again we see the ministry style of
Jesus. He doesn't soften the message. He doesn't try to talk them into
believing. He recognizes that they
aren't sincere in their question and Jesus basically tells them to pound sand! :)
Matthew 21:23-27(NKJV)
Now when He came
into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people confronted Him
as He was teaching, and said, “By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this
authority?”
But Jesus answered
and said to them, “I
also will ask you one thing, which if you tell Me, I likewise will tell you by
what authority I do these things:
The baptism of John—where was it
from? From heaven or from men?” And they reasoned among themselves,
saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Why then did you not
believe him?’
But if we say, ‘From
men,’ we fear the multitude, for all count John as a prophet.”
So they answered Jesus and said,
“We do not know.” And He said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what
authority I do these things.
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