When the disciples pick grain on a Sabbath day, the Pharisees accuse them of breaking the Law. In his response, Jesus says the Son of Man is the Lord of the Sabbath. What does he mean by that?
When he heals people on the Sabbath, the relgio-political leaders of Israel accuse Jesus of breaking the law. Jesus' response to them brings out the spirit of the law. What exactly is that spirit?
In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus delivers his inaugural sermon at a Nazareth synagogue on a Sabbath day. How does his message relate to the Sabbath and how does it forecast the Kingdom of God that is to come on the Earth?
Read more: Sermon on the Sabbath - A Forecast of God's Empire
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