Then he said to them, “Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath rather than to do evil, to save life rather than to destroy it?” Mk 3,4
Sabbath is an important practice at the time of Jesus. In fact, sabbath controlled all the activities of that day. Sabbath was considered to be holy and hence it was observed with minute details. Not only it was observed by a pious religious persons, but it was also, made to be observed by all, by these religious persons.
Jesus as a GOD MAN enters into the scene and gives a different look at the situation. He is not there to deny/abolish the sabbath. He gives a different look at the problem.
There are certain things in life which cannot be controlled even by sabbath. Goodness and life are the essence of God and they are gifts of God shared with humanity.
So when a man practices goodness and respect for life, he is like God himself because he practices God’s characteristics. And God is not controlled by any law. Goodness and life also cannot be controlled by law.
And that is why Jesus raises these questions about sabbath and its relationship with goodness and life.
Mark 2, 23-28 said that person is above the law. Man was not for the sabbath. Today the same Jesus tells us that goodness and life are above the law.
So we can say that a person is above the law.
A person with goodness is also above the law.
A person with goodness and life is certainly above the law (St.Paul)
Are there persons around with goodness and life?
But we find, sad to say, too many laws.
