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May 31, 2009
The Pharisees viewed keeping God’s law as the only way to win acceptance with Him. Accusing Jesus of being unlawful on the Sabbath, they plotted to kill Him because they misunderstood that the Sabbath was given to man for his benefit and blessing. Alistair Begg reminds us that while legalism teaches, “I obey; therefore, I am accepted,” Christianity says, “I am accepted; therefore, I obey.”
23rOne Sabbath he was going through the grainfields, and as they made their way, his disciples sbegan to pluck heads of grain. 24And the Pharisees were saying to him, “Look, twhy are they doing uwhat is not lawful on the Sabbath?” 25And he said to them, v“Have you never read wwhat David did, when he was in need and was hungry, he and those who were with him: 26how he entered the house of God, in the time of4 xAbiathar the high priest, and ate ythe bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those who were with him?” 27And he said to them, z“The Sabbath was made for man, anot man for the Sabbath. 28So bthe Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”
1cAgain dhe entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand. 2And ethey watched Jesus,1 to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him. 3And he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come here.” 4And he said to them, f“Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent. 5And he glooked around at them with anger, grieved at htheir hardness of heart, and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” iHe stretched it out, and his hand was restored. 6jThe Pharisees went out and immediately jheld counsel with kthe Herodians against him, how to destroy him.
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