Mark 11:26-33
The Authority of Jesus Challenged
27 By this time they had arrived in Jerusalem again. As Jesus was walking through the Temple area, the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the other leaders came up to him. They demanded, 28 "By whose authority did you drive out the merchants from the Temple? Who gave you such authority?"
29 "I'll tell who gave me authority to do these things if you answer one question," Jesus replied. 30 "Did John's baptism come from heaven or was it merely human? Answer me!"  31 They talked it over among themselves. "If we say it was from heaven, he will ask why we didn't believe him. 32 But do we dare say it was merely human?" For they were afraid that the people would start a riot, since everyone thought that John was a prophet. 33 So they finally replied, "We don't know."
And Jesus responded, "Then I won't answer your question either."  (NLT)
Jesus does not like those who ride the fence or who are lukewarm. He would rather have you believe completely or not at all. Jesus always lets it be your choice.  The Pharisees knew Jesus was the Son of God deep down but their love of the world was more important than Jesus and His blessing. They wanted man to believe they were godly but inside they were nothing more than an open sewer. In Revelation 3:15-16 Jesus says, "I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish you were one or the other!  But since you are like lukewarm water, I will spit you out of my mouth! (NLT) Therefore turn your heart to Jesus and let it be on fire for Him.

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