Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
The problem with the question 'by what authority do you do these things,' is that the question is not asked in faith. The religious authorities ask Jesus this question to try and trap him, not because they have faith in Jesus and want to know more. We are allowed, even encouraged to ask God questions, but we need to have our faith in the right place. If we ask the questions seeking understanding then God will answer us, according to his perfect will, of course. But if we, like the religious authorities in this passage, try to trap and/or trick God, then God will remain silent. We are supposed to ask God questions, about anything we desire, but we need to make sure we are asking the questions because we want to know more about God, or want to grow in our faith in some way. It is OK to ask, but we need to ask with the right attitude. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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