“Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?” ~Religious elites to Jesus
By New Testament times, the religious leaders and elites had hijacked the Law and added to it their own rules …
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“The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.” ~Jesus
How important is rest? God needed it and got it. Jesus needed it and got it. I need it as well. And good …
“Why are you thinking these things?” ~Jesus
Jesus knows what I am thinking in my heart. I may not have said it but he knows. Jesus has …
"The Sabbath was made to serve us; we weren’t made to serve the Sabbath." ~~Jesus
Jesus directed a lot of comments to the religious scholars of the day. On this particular day they were upset …
"When you’re celebrating a wedding, you don’t skimp on the cake and wine. You feast." ~~Jesus to religious leaders
The religious leaders of the day were constantly trying to trap Jesus. It didn’t work but it didn’t keep them …
“Why are you so skeptical?” ~Jesus
Jesus has this way of baffling the religious community. The reaction is “He can’t talk that way” or “He can’t …
"Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick? I’m here inviting the sin-sick, not the spiritually-fit." ~~Jesus to religious scholars
Jesus hangs out with “sinners” and the religious scholars slam him for His approach. Which raises the first question to …
"Son, I forgive your missing God’s goal for your life." ~~Jesus to the paraplegic he was about to heal
Jesus is impressed by bold belief. Boldness, while it may seem outrageous to us, helps us stand out to Jesus. …
"Why are you so skeptical?" ~Jesus
Jesus had said to a paraplegic, “Son, I forgive your sins.” This infuriated the religious elites. They whispered “He can’t …
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