Have you ever had a moment where you thought, “Just who do they think they are?” That instinctive resistance to authority runs deep in all of us. It’s easy to laugh at it in everyday situations, but beneath the surface is something more serious—a desire to be our own authority. That same struggle is at the heart of Mark 11:27–33. When Jesus returns to the temple after confronting its corruption, the religious leaders are waiting for Him. They don’t question what He did; they question who He thinks He is. Their challenge—“By what authority are you doing these things?”—isn’t sincere. It’s a calculated attempt to trap Him, because they feel their own authority slipping. What’s exposed in them is something we rec ...