On another Sabbath day, a man with a deformed right hand was in the synagogue while Jesus was teaching. 7 The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely. If he healed the man’s hand, they planned to accuse him of working on the Sabbath.
8 But Jesus knew their thoughts. He said to the man with the deformed hand, “Come and stand in front of everyone.” So the man came forward. 9 Then Jesus said to his critics, “I have a question for you. Does the law permit good deeds on the Sabbath, or is it a day for doing evil? Is this a day to save life or to destroy it?”
10 He looked around at them one by one and then said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” So the man held out his hand, and it was restored! 11 At this, the enemies of Jesus were wild with rage and began to discuss what to do with him. (Luke 6:6-11 NLT)
Do you ever look at things and think they make no sense? I do. It doesn't make any sense to me that people should be forced to wear a face mask outside or that student athletes have to wear a mask when practicing or competing outside.
It makes no sense that the people opposed to Jesus were irate when He healed a man with a deformed hand on the Sabbath. Read Jesus' rhetorical question again. “Does the law permit good deeds on the Sabbath, or is it a day for doing evil? Is this a day to save life or to destroy it?” Every day is for doing good, not evil.
It makes no sense that the Religious elite got so upset by the good that Jesus did that they wanted to get rid of Him. It makes no sense today when people, organizations or churches are criticized for doing good things but they are not "politically correct" or willing to compromise their faith.
It does make sense that if people criticized Jesus for doing go, they might do it to us, too.
8 But Jesus knew their thoughts. He said to the man with the deformed hand, “Come and stand in front of everyone.” So the man came forward. 9 Then Jesus said to his critics, “I have a question for you. Does the law permit good deeds on the Sabbath, or is it a day for doing evil? Is this a day to save life or to destroy it?”
10 He looked around at them one by one and then said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” So the man held out his hand, and it was restored! 11 At this, the enemies of Jesus were wild with rage and began to discuss what to do with him. (Luke 6:6-11 NLT)
Do you ever look at things and think they make no sense? I do. It doesn't make any sense to me that people should be forced to wear a face mask outside or that student athletes have to wear a mask when practicing or competing outside.
It makes no sense that the people opposed to Jesus were irate when He healed a man with a deformed hand on the Sabbath. Read Jesus' rhetorical question again. “Does the law permit good deeds on the Sabbath, or is it a day for doing evil? Is this a day to save life or to destroy it?” Every day is for doing good, not evil.
It makes no sense that the Religious elite got so upset by the good that Jesus did that they wanted to get rid of Him. It makes no sense today when people, organizations or churches are criticized for doing good things but they are not "politically correct" or willing to compromise their faith.
It does make sense that if people criticized Jesus for doing go, they might do it to us, too.
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