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Old 01-21-2009, 09:32 AM
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Who's authority?

Matthew 21:23-27 And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?
And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.
The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?
But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.
And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

What would Jesus have answered?

1) I do these things because I'm God or by my own authority?

2)I do these things by the authority of my Father who sent me?
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Old 01-21-2009, 09:38 AM
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Re: Who's authority?

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Matthew 21:23-27 And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?
And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.
The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?
But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.
And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

What would Jesus have answered?

1) I do these things because I'm God or by my own authority?

2)I do these things by the authority of my Father who sent me?

2)I do these things by the authority of my Father who sent me
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Re: Who's authority?

Well, isn´t there a Father?
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Old 01-21-2009, 11:52 AM
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What would Jesus have answered?

1) I do these things because I'm God or by my own authority?

2)I do these things by the authority of my Father who sent me?
I'm pretty sure he would have answered #2, which also lines up with what he said in John 14:10
"Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works."
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