Luke 6:6-11 On another Sabbath, he entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered. 7 And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might find a reason to accuse him. 8 But he knew their … More What’s the point of the Sabbath?
J.C. Ryle with a warning about going overboard in two opposite directions in regard to observing the 4th commandment, “Remember the Sabbath day, and keep it holy.” He refers to Jesus’ interactions with the Pharisees in Matthew 12, our reading for today. The mistakes of the Pharisee about the Sabbath were in one direction. The … More J.C. Ryle: The mistakes of the Pharisee about the Sabbath were in one direction. The mistakes of the Christian are in another.
At Theopedia.com you will find helpful background information on The Biblical Theology of the Sabbath. Here is a sample: However, we must also look to the development of Sabbatical themes within the Gospels as we look to Jesus’ interaction with this topic of the Sabbath. One of these themes, perhaps the most striking, … More The Biblical Theology of the Sabbath
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