“The officers then came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, “Why did you not bring him?” The officers answered, “No one ever spoke like this man!” The Pharisees answered them, “Have you also been deceived? Have any of the authorities or the Pharisees believed in him? But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed.” Nicodemus, who had gone to him before, and who was one of them, said to them, “Does our law judge a man without first giving him a hearing and learning what he does?””
‭‭John‬ ‭7:45-51‬ ‭ESV‬‬

All,This stands out because the Pharisees said, “Have any of the authorities or the Pharisees believed in him?” There seems to be a belief today among many people that if academia, media or entertainment doesn’t believe something, than it’s not true. Do we determine truth by man’s authority or God? Man’s authority changes with the generations, but God’s is steadfast and available to us in the Bible that’s been around for two thousand years and more. Please pray that we and our friends seek the true authority when making judgements. Please pray for Brad and Jeff’s group.