In Jesus’ refusal to answer the question of His authority posed by the Jewish authorities, Jesus shows these authorities care more about the praise of men than pursuing Scriptural truth. Fr Aaron discussed how this can also be true of today’s worldly authorities, including those within the Church. We concluded by recognizing St John the Forerunner as being despised by these authorities for the same reason as Jesus was despised: he was not bound by their earthly authority or allegiant to the religious establishment.