Questioning Motivations (Mark 11:27-33)

When Jesus is confronted by the religious authority for His actions in the temple, they were not after real answers. They only asked Him a question to trap Him. If He answered that His authority came from God, He would be attacked for blaspheme; if from some religious source, they would find a way to play that system against Him. Jesus, knowing this, turned the tables upon them with the same sort of inquiry. Jesus didnā€™t have the time nor the inclination to play at politics.

Perhaps this little ā€œthrow awayā€ account is thrown into the Passion Week by Mark to remind us readers to follow Jesusā€™ example. Rather than play at power politics, theoretical theology, arguments and debates, we need to keep our eyes fixed on the things that matter.

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