The Authority of Jesus Christ

When Jesus finishes preaching the Sermon on the Mount, the people marveled that he spoke as one having authority and not as the scribes. His commanding presence, his voice, one could tell that this was more than a man, more than a mere man speaking. We see it in his signs and wonders, the great miracles that he did. But the ultimate thing that distinguishes Jesus as the supreme authority is the resurrection from the dead, the empty tomb. That is what sets him apart from every other claim to authority.