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This is a swift kick between the Pharisees theological crotch! And it stung… and they could not do a thing about it. Lets read!

LUKE 

20 One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the good news, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, together with the elders, came up to him. 2 “Tell us by what authority you are doing these things,” they said. “Who gave you this authority?”

3 He replied, “I will also ask you a question. Tell me: 4 John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or of human origin?”

5 They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Why didn’t you believe him?’ 6 But if we say, ‘Of human origin,’ all the people will stone us, because they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”

7 So they answered, “We don’t know where it was from.”

8 Jesus said, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”

First off…2 “Tell us by what authority you are doing these things,” they said. “Who gave you this authority?”

What do they mean? Are they simply speaking of signs wonders and miracles? yes… but that is only a small, very small portion of what they are getting at. Jesus just rode in on a colt with people chanting Behold the Messiah, the king of the Jews… They wanted to know who gave them authority to chase out the money changers at the temple…

So what is really going on here. Well the P’bags… oh, I mean pharisees are jealous.. they ARE the religious authority of the day… you don’t do anything religious with out their approval. They are the law. So this Jesus dude is taking their lime light. And on top of that Jesus just kicked in the doors to their money laundering  scheme in the temple costing them thousands of dollars… 

So when they come and ask Jesus this question it is totally based on their own self interest and greed. They want to trap Jesus and put the money changers back in the temple… 

Let me dumb it down for you: The pharisees were more in love with themselves than the truth. 

Then just a few verses later the P’bags wanted to arrest Jesus because he made them the butt of one of his stories… but they wouldn’t touch him because they were afraid of the people. 

So here they are in love with themselves and in love with what other people thought of them.

Hey, maybe thats you?

You are in love with yourself, you can’t admit the truth, you want the admiration of others even when it is for the wrong cause. 

 

Where am I going with this… well Jesus just exemplified an aspect of what we will face and how we will face it. In the very next chapter we read

Luke 21: 10 Then he said to them: “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. 11 There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.

12 “But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. They will hand you over to synagogues and put you in prison, and you will be brought before kings and governors, and all on account of my name. 13 And so you will bear testimony to me. 14 But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves. 15 For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict. 

What do we learn? When you are worried more about Gods opinion than how you look or by mans opinion of you - God will make you stand out like a Rock star for him. 

Don’t let the haters get you down - Don’t panic, Don’t fret… Jesus will fill your mouth with words that will slay the greatest and most evil critics!