So they answered Jesus, "We don't know." Jesus said, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things." (Mark 11:33)
The high priest group answered Jesus, “We don’t know.” So Jesus answered for their first question. ”Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.” By this the story was over. We expected something serious dispute about authority between them but ended dully. The wrong idea about authority of the religious leaders, centered on the high priests from the beginning was the reason for such dull dispute. For them the authority lied on their position, a high priest, a scribe and an elder.
Dr. Pannenberg explained Jesus’ authority at the level of reality (Sachlichkeit). Authority does not reveal the title Messiah but the incidents in Messiah. The following is a part of his sermon.
Let’s think again by returning to the matter of church. A church also is judged by how it contributes to consider humanity. It means the authority of church depends on how the church testifies and actualizes the kingdom of God, justice and peace.
It is not by any religious author, organization or a traditional life but by the fact mentioned above the sincerity of church for the Lord is decided. So a church activity cannot be limited in the personal life of the believers in a church. A church should recognize the things about humanity in a social life and its structure as its essential duty, the duty to save a face of human who still is biased and bound to self. If a church doesn’t carry out such duties the church whether it wants or not simply degrades into an instrument to confirm self, the safe devices to rationalize a social system ideally. (Joy of faith, p. 71)
The high priest group answered Jesus, “We don’t know.” So Jesus answered for their first question. ”Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.” By this the story was over. We expected something serious dispute about authority between them but ended dully. The wrong idea about authority of the religious leaders, centered on the high priests from the beginning was the reason for such dull dispute. For them the authority lied on their position, a high priest, a scribe and an elder.
Dr. Pannenberg explained Jesus’ authority at the level of reality (Sachlichkeit). Authority does not reveal the title Messiah but the incidents in Messiah. The following is a part of his sermon.
Let’s think again by returning to the matter of church. A church also is judged by how it contributes to consider humanity. It means the authority of church depends on how the church testifies and actualizes the kingdom of God, justice and peace.
It is not by any religious author, organization or a traditional life but by the fact mentioned above the sincerity of church for the Lord is decided. So a church activity cannot be limited in the personal life of the believers in a church. A church should recognize the things about humanity in a social life and its structure as its essential duty, the duty to save a face of human who still is biased and bound to self. If a church doesn’t carry out such duties the church whether it wants or not simply degrades into an instrument to confirm self, the safe devices to rationalize a social system ideally. (Joy of faith, p. 71)
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