Jesus came to save people not traditions. Traditions are born out of man’s need for power and control. John 3:16
Above all love.
Luke 6:9-11
9 Then Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one thing: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy?” 10 And when He had looked around at them all, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he did so, and his hand was restored as whole as the other. 11 But they were filled with rage, and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.
Jesus’ healing of a man’s withered hand serves as a demonstration of His superiority over the Sabbath.
The scribes (teachers of the law) and Pharisees show no interest in the man’s condition; they are focused on whether Jesus will violate the Sabbath. In their view, the Sabbath is an inappropriate day to seek or perform healing—which they ostensibly regard as a form of work. This discussion eventually culminates in a plot to have Jesus arrested and executed. Faithlife Bible.
The issue was the correct way of conducting oneself on the Sabbath. Jesus chose to do good. The plots of the Pharisees represented doing evil and destroying. That was truly breaking the Sabbath. To save here means simply to heal, as Jesus was about to do. Rage here is irrational or mindless anger. The Pharisees started to plot against Jesus in earnest after this confrontation. NKJ Bible.
John 7:23 | If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath, so that the law of Moses should not be broken, are you angry with Me because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath?
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