Jesus didn’t just heal the man; He helped him to his feet with a command that required action. This is a pattern we see throughout Scripture: God partners with our obedience. He told the blind man to ...

The crowds continued to follow Jesus (Mark 3:7, 20, 32) and people were now having to make personal decisions about Jesus.

Two millennia ago, religious and secular authorities colluded to kill a man who preached love and practiced what he preached.

Daily Bible Reading - September 9, 2024 On another Sabbath, Jesus entered the synagogue and began teaching. There was a man with a paralyzed right hand and the teachers of the Law and the Pharisees ...

“Jesus is well-known as someone who pushes the boundaries of Sabbath practices (he will heal people on the Sabbath) and for performing healings or resuscitations.

It is a principle in Jewish law that means saving a life takes precedence over most other Jewish laws, including observance of the sabbath. The particular Pharisees around Jesus go silent when he asks ...

So there are really two questions in the little story. First, why does Jesus heal the man? Second, why does he heal him there and then, instead of waiting until the sabbath is over? We should not ...

Jesus took a walk one sabbath day through the cornfields. His disciples were hungry and began to pick ears of corn and eat them. The Pharisees noticed it and said to him, 'Look, your disciples are ...

“Jesus healed on the Sabbath because God the Father works every day,” says Marissa, 10. “Since Jesus is his son, he works every day, too. Just think what would happen if God just took a day off!” ...