Says who???

Luke 20:1-8 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. “Tell us by what authority you are doing these things,” they said. “Who gave you this authority?” He replied, “I will also ask you a question. Tell me: John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or of human origin?” They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Why didn’t you believe him?’ But if we say, ‘Of human origin,’ all the people will stone us, because they are persuaded that John was a prophet.” So they answered, “We don’t know where it was from.” Jesus said, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.” One of the first issues we need to settle in our relationship with God is authority. He has made us; we belong to Him; we are accountable to Him - He has authority over us. As Jesus was hitting on the important points during His final week of ministry before the cross - He hit this issue head on. He had the authority of Almighty God because He is God the Son. Question answered. Case closed.