When Jesus is challenged by the chief priests and elders to prove his authority, he replies with a question — “John’s baptism. Did it come from heaven, or was it of human origin?”
Isn’t he saying that the kingdom of God is not about human authority? It’s about the Spirit. He’s asking them, “Was God’s Spirit at work in John or not?”
And they refuse to answer because an unbounded Spirit would be a threat to their own status and power.
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