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John 5:18
For this reason therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.


I am aware that most commentators are of the opinion that Jesus did not break the Sabbath and that the Jews had falsely accused him, but if you look at it more closely, the Jews were actually right in their accusation that Jesus broke the Sabbath.

Reason:
The law says you shall not bear any burden on the Sabbath (Jeremiah 17:21-22). That this commandment is to be understood in exactly this way can be seen from the fact that God had a man stoned to death for carrying only wood on the Sabbath (Numbers 15:32-36). Jesus broke this commandment by commanding the healed man to carry his bed (John 5:10-11). The Jews were right in their accusation in this regard. And the clear proof that Jesus broke the Sabbath lies in the fact that John the author of the Gospel agrees with this in verse 18. If Jesus had not broken the Sabbath, he would not have expressed himself in this way but would have made it clear that the Jews were lying.

The reason why Jesus broke the ceremonial commandments like the Sabbath was not because he was a sinner for he is sinless but because he wanted to show that these commandments are to be understood spiritually. The Sabbath was never to be the seventh day of the week. The Sabbath was Jesus Christ, who is the true rest in which we should enter, as Paul said. Paul also said that God never wanted animal sacrifices, but that the true sacrifice is Jesus. The Old Testament is only a shadow, the New Testament is the fulfilment and the reality.
 
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John 5:18
For this reason therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.


I am aware that most commentators are of the opinion that Jesus did not break the Sabbath and that the Jews had falsely accused him, but if you look at it more closely, the Jews were actually right in their accusation that Jesus broke the Sabbath.

Reason:
The law says you shall not bear any burden on the Sabbath (Jeremiah 17:21-22). That this commandment is to be understood in exactly this way can be seen from the fact that God had a man stoned to death for carrying only wood on the Sabbath (Numbers 15:32-36). Jesus broke this commandment by commanding the healed man to carry his bed (John 5:10-11). The Jews were right in their accusation in this regard. And the clear proof that Jesus broke the Sabbath lies in the fact that John the author of the Gospel agrees with this in verse 18. If Jesus had not broken the Sabbath, he would not have expressed himself in this way but would have made it clear that the Jews were lying.

The reason why Jesus broke the ceremonial commandments like the Sabbath was not because he was a sinner for he is sinless but because he wanted to show that these commandments are to be understood spiritually. The Sabbath was never to be the seventh day of the week. The Sabbath was Jesus Christ, who is the true rest in which we should enter, as Paul said. Paul also said that God never wanted animal sacrifices, but that the true sacrifice is Jesus. The Old Testament is only a shadow, the New Testament is the fulfilment and the reality.
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John 5:18
For this reason therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.


I am aware that most commentators are of the opinion that Jesus did not break the Sabbath and that the Jews had falsely accused him, but if you look at it more closely, the Jews were actually right in their accusation that Jesus broke the Sabbath.

Reason:
The law says you shall not bear any burden on the Sabbath (Jeremiah 17:21-22). That this commandment is to be understood in exactly this way can be seen from the fact that God had a man stoned to death for carrying only wood on the Sabbath (Numbers 15:32-36). Jesus broke this commandment by commanding the healed man to carry his bed (John 5:10-11). The Jews were right in their accusation in this regard. And the clear proof that Jesus broke the Sabbath lies in the fact that John the author of the Gospel agrees with this in verse 18. If Jesus had not broken the Sabbath, he would not have expressed himself in this way but would have made it clear that the Jews were lying.

The reason why Jesus broke the ceremonial commandments like the Sabbath was not because he was a sinner for he is sinless but because he wanted to show that these commandments are to be understood spiritually. The Sabbath was never to be the seventh day of the week. The Sabbath was Jesus Christ, who is the true rest in which we should enter, as Paul said. Paul also said that God never wanted animal sacrifices, but that the true sacrifice is Jesus. The Old Testament is only a shadow, the New Testament is the fulfilment and the reality.

Not true at all. This "bed" was a small mat, likely made from straw and/or cloth. If you read Jeremiah, you can see that it does not prohibit the law. He was likely within his eruv.
 
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John 5:18
For this reason therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.


I am aware that most commentators are of the opinion that Jesus did not break the Sabbath and that the Jews had falsely accused him, but if you look at it more closely, the Jews were actually right in their accusation that Jesus broke the Sabbath.

Reason:
The law says you shall not bear any burden on the Sabbath (Jeremiah 17:21-22). That this commandment is to be understood in exactly this way can be seen from the fact that God had a man stoned to death for carrying only wood on the Sabbath (Numbers 15:32-36). Jesus broke this commandment by commanding the healed man to carry his bed (John 5:10-11). The Jews were right in their accusation in this regard. And the clear proof that Jesus broke the Sabbath lies in the fact that John the author of the Gospel agrees with this in verse 18. If Jesus had not broken the Sabbath, he would not have expressed himself in this way but would have made it clear that the Jews were lying.

The reason why Jesus broke the ceremonial commandments like the Sabbath was not because he was a sinner for he is sinless but because he wanted to show that these commandments are to be understood spiritually. The Sabbath was never to be the seventh day of the week. The Sabbath was Jesus Christ, who is the true rest in which we should enter, as Paul said. Paul also said that God never wanted animal sacrifices, but that the true sacrifice is Jesus. The Old Testament is only a shadow, the New Testament is the fulfilment and the reality.
Welcome!
Sure! Your observation is shared by most Christians.
Thanks for sharing.
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John 5:18
For this reason therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.


I am aware that most commentators are of the opinion that Jesus did not break the Sabbath and that the Jews had falsely accused him, but if you look at it more closely, the Jews were actually right in their accusation that Jesus broke the Sabbath.

Reason:
The law says you shall not bear any burden on the Sabbath (Jeremiah 17:21-22). That this commandment is to be understood in exactly this way can be seen from the fact that God had a man stoned to death for carrying only wood on the Sabbath (Numbers 15:32-36). Jesus broke this commandment by commanding the healed man to carry his bed (John 5:10-11). The Jews were right in their accusation in this regard. And the clear proof that Jesus broke the Sabbath lies in the fact that John the author of the Gospel agrees with this in verse 18. If Jesus had not broken the Sabbath, he would not have expressed himself in this way but would have made it clear that the Jews were lying.

The reason why Jesus broke the ceremonial commandments like the Sabbath was not because he was a sinner for he is sinless but because he wanted to show that these commandments are to be understood spiritually. The Sabbath was never to be the seventh day of the week. The Sabbath was Jesus Christ, who is the true rest in which we should enter, as Paul said. Paul also said that God never wanted animal sacrifices, but that the true sacrifice is Jesus. The Old Testament is only a shadow, the New Testament is the fulfilment and the reality.
I am of the opinion that Jesus broke the Sabbath correctly. He explains in another place that man was not made for the day, but that the day was created for the benefit of man. However, doing good is not bound by any commandment, and showing mercy to others has no restriction. Jesus pointed this out when he gave us the example of the priests: they that serve in the temple break the commandment all the time, because their role was necessary on the Sabbath. So doing acts of mercy and necessity override external commandments.

In short, Jesus simply found a loophole that is actually legal.
 
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John 5:18
For this reason therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.


I am aware that most commentators are of the opinion that Jesus did not break the Sabbath and that the Jews had falsely accused him, but if you look at it more closely, the Jews were actually right in their accusation that Jesus broke the Sabbath.

Reason:
The law says you shall not bear any burden on the Sabbath (Jeremiah 17:21-22). That this commandment is to be understood in exactly this way can be seen from the fact that God had a man stoned to death for carrying only wood on the Sabbath (Numbers 15:32-36). Jesus broke this commandment by commanding the healed man to carry his bed (John 5:10-11). The Jews were right in their accusation in this regard. And the clear proof that Jesus broke the Sabbath lies in the fact that John the author of the Gospel agrees with this in verse 18. If Jesus had not broken the Sabbath, he would not have expressed himself in this way but would have made it clear that the Jews were lying.

It is contradictory to believe both that Jesus was correct about it being lawful to heal on the Sabbath and the Pharisees were correct that Jesus broke the Sabbath by healing on it. It has always been lawful to heal on the Sabbath, so they were incorrect to think that Jesus had broken it, though John 5:18 accurately records the reasons that they had for why they wanted to kill him. Sin is the transgression of God's law, so to say that Jesus broke the Sabbath is to say that he sinned and to deny that he is our Savior.

There are a number of instances where God's laws appear to contradict, such as when God command priests to rest on the Sabbath while also commanding them to make offerings on the Sabbath (Numbers 28:9-10), however, it was not the case that they were forced to sin by breaking one of the two commands no matter what they chose to do, but that the lesser commandment was never intended to be understood as preventing the greater commandment from being obeyed. This is why Jesus said in Matthew 12:5-7 that priests who did their duties on the Sabbath were held innocent, why David and his men were held innocent, and why Jesus defended his disciples as being innocent. This is also why it is lawful to circumcise a baby boy on the 8th day if it happens to fall on the Sabbath or why it is lawful to get an ox or a child out of a ditch on the Sabbath.

The Pharisees had reasoned that healing was work and that work is unlawful on the Sabbath, therefore it is unlawful to heal on the Sabbath. However, we are also commanded to love our neighbor and it would not be loving our neighbor to refuse to heal them, and no command was intended to be understood as preventing the greatest two commandments from being obeyed, which is why Jesus correctly ruled that it is lawful to heal on the Sabbath.

The reason why Jesus broke the ceremonial commandments like the Sabbath was not because he was a sinner for he is sinless but because he wanted to show that these commandments are to be understood spiritually. The Sabbath was never to be the seventh day of the week. The Sabbath was Jesus Christ, who is the true rest in which we should enter, as Paul said. Paul also said that God never wanted animal sacrifices, but that the true sacrifice is Jesus. The Old Testament is only a shadow, the New Testament is the fulfilment and the reality.

God's law is spiritual (Romans 7:14) in that it has always been intended to teach us deeper spiritual principles of which the listed laws are just examples, and which are aspects of God's nature. For example, God's righteous laws teach us about a spiritual principle of righteousness that leads us to take actions that are in accordance with that principle in accordance with what God's law instructs even in situations where it does not specifically instruct us what to do. If we correctly understand a spiritual principle, then we will live in a way that testifies about its truth by taking actions that are examples of it rather than a way that denies its truth, so correctly understanding a spiritual principle will never lead us away from taking actions that are examples of that principle. If someone thought that they understood the spiritual principle of love, so they no longer needed to take actions that express love for God and our neighbor, then they would be missing the whole point.

The Sabbath is certainly based on a spiritual principle and we should live in a way that testifies about the truth of that principle by keeping the 7th day holy. The Son is the exact image of God's nature, which he expressed through living in sinless obedience to God's law, so among other things, he is the Sabbath made flesh, and against we should live in a way that testifies about the nature of who he is through following his example. Nowhere does the Bible state that the Sabbath was never to be the 7th day, and if that were the case, then God could have commanded something else in the first place. If God had never wanted animal sacrifices, then he would never have commanded His people to do them in the first place. The foreshadows testify about what is to come, so we should live in a way that testifies about what is to come by obeying what God has commanded rather than a way that denies the truth of what is to come.

In Hebrews 3:18-19, they did not enter God's rest because of their disobedience/unbelief, and in Ezekiel 20:13, it specifically mentions that they greatly profaned God's Sabbaths. In Hebrews 4:9-11, there remains as Sabbath rest for the people of God, whoever has entered God's rest should also rest from his works as God rested from his, and we should strive to enter into that rest so that no one may fall away by the same sort of disobedience, which is the same sort of disobedience that you are promoting.
 
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I am of the opinion that Jesus broke the Sabbath correctly. He explains in another place that man was not made for the day, but that the day was created for the benefit of man. However, doing good is not bound by any commandment, and showing mercy to others has no restriction. Jesus pointed this out when he gave us the example of the priests: they that serve in the temple break the commandment all the time, because their role was necessary on the Sabbath. So doing acts of mercy and necessity override external commandments.

In short, Jesus simply found a loophole that is actually legal.
The Jews accused Jesus of breaking the Sabbath in this matter not because he healed the sick man, but because he commanded the already healed man to carry his bed. It has nothing to do with mercy to order him to carry his bed. It was not necessary at all. He did not break the Sabbath "legally", he literally broke it.
 
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It is contradictory to believe both that Jesus was correct about it being lawful to heal on the Sabbath and the Pharisees were correct that Jesus broke the Sabbath by healing on it. It has always been lawful to heal on the Sabbath, so they were incorrect to think that Jesus had broken it, though John 5:18 accurately records the reasons that they had for why they wanted to kill him. Sin is the transgression of God's law, so to say that Jesus broke the Sabbath is to say that he sinned and to deny that he is our Savior.

There are a number of instances where God's laws appear to contradict, such as when God command priests to rest on the Sabbath while also commanding them to make offerings on the Sabbath (Numbers 28:9-10), however, it was not the case that they were forced to sin by breaking one of the two commands no matter what they chose to do, but that the lesser commandment was never intended to be understood as preventing the greater commandment from being obeyed. This is why Jesus said in Matthew 12:5-7 that priests who did their duties on the Sabbath were held innocent, why David and his men were held innocent, and why Jesus defended his disciples as being innocent. This is also why it is lawful to circumcise a baby boy on the 8th day if it happens to fall on the Sabbath or why it is lawful to get an ox or a child out of a ditch on the Sabbath.

The Pharisees had reasoned that healing was work and that work is unlawful on the Sabbath, therefore it is unlawful to heal on the Sabbath. However, we are also commanded to love our neighbor and it would not be loving our neighbor to refuse to heal them, and no command was intended to be understood as preventing the greatest two commandments from being obeyed, which is why Jesus correctly ruled that it is lawful to heal on the Sabbath.
Excuse me, but did you read through my text or just the title? The Jews did not accuse him because he healed the sick man, it was about something else.
 
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I believe the sabbath was a sign for the people of Israel to keep as a sign that through their God their messiah who is Jesus they would find rest. One day needed to be set apart so that people had a chance to get together to help each other know the law and keep it so that the rest of their week labour would not be aimless but doing all work for the Lord. I believe Jesus does bless the sabbath day but it is not required for salvation but Jesus will bring people to keep it in last days to sanctify them to better use them for ministry for people to be saved that all will or to sanctify them to preserve them to be saved now or there will be sabbaths in new earth.
 
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The Jews accused Jesus of breaking the Sabbath in this matter not because he healed the sick man, but because he commanded the already healed man to carry his bed. It has nothing to do with mercy to order him to carry his bed. It was not necessary at all. He did not break the Sabbath "legally", he literally broke it.
Jesus never broke the Sabbath or any of His Father’s commandments. John 15:10 There is nothing in the Sabbath commandment that says we can’t do good. The Pharisees were adding lots of man-made laws to God’s laws and Jesus was teaching them how to keep the Sabbath correctly. Jesus never sinned or broke the Sabbath. Jesus spent most Sabbaths reading His Fathers Word in the synagogues Luke 4:16. Helping people in need is not a sin on the Sabbath, then or now. The scriptures are giving an account for what others accused Him of, sadly many people take these scriptures to try to make a case of Jesus sinning and if that were true, there would be no hope for any of us. Jesus led a sinless life, 1 Peter 2:21-22 He obeyed and kept all of the commandments including the Sabbath as our example to follow. Accusing Jesus of sinning is pretty much crucifying Him all over again. He was crucified for breaking the Sabbath and not being equal to God. Jesus was wrongly accused on both accounts and its sad people would rather make Jesus out to be a sinner than keep the Sabbath commandment. This world is only temporary, God already expressed His will for us when He personally wrote His commandments with His own finger on stone. Exodus 34:28, Exodus 31:18 we can either accept them the way God wrote them or not, we all have free will.
 
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Jesus never broke the Sabbath or any of His Father’s commandments. John 15:10 There is nothing in the Sabbath commandment that says we can’t do good. The Pharisees were adding lots of man-made laws to God’s laws and Jesus was teaching them how to keep the Sabbath correctly. Jesus never sinned or broke the Sabbath. Jesus spent most Sabbaths reading His Fathers Word in the synagogues Luke 4:16. Helping people in need is not a sin on the Sabbath, then or now. The scriptures are giving an account for what others accused Him of, sadly many people take these scriptures to try to make a case of Jesus sinning and if that were true, there would be no hope for any of us. Jesus led a sinless life, 1 Peter 2:21-22 He obeyed and kept all of the commandments including the Sabbath as our example to follow.
You're the next one who doesn't have read my text correctly. Neither I nor the Jews claim that Jesus broke the Sabbath because he healed the man. It is not that he did a good deed. It is that he commanded the healed man to carry the bed. Commanding a man to carry his bed has nothing to do with a good work. It was simply not necessary for this man to carry his bed on this day. The law says you shall not carry any burden on the Sabbath.

And don't forget that John himself confirms in verse 18 that Jesus broke the Sabbath.

Pray to God and ask him to let you interpret texts better.
 
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You're the next one who doesn't have read my text correctly. Neither I nor the Jews claim that Jesus broke the Sabbath because he healed the man. It is not that he did a good deed. It is that he commanded the healed man to carry the bed. Commanding a man to carry his bed has nothing to do with a good work. It was simply not necessary for this man to carry his bed on this day. The law says you shall not carry any burden on the Sabbath.

And don't forget that John himself confirms in verse 18 that Jesus broke the Sabbath.

Pray to God and ask him to let you interpret texts better.
Jesus telling someone to break the Sabbath is the same as Jesus breaking the Sabbath. Carrying ones belongings on the Sabbath is not considered working or carrying a burden, which is why Jesus told him to do so. Insinuating otherwise is making Jesus a hypocrite, which I trust that is not the case you’re trying to make.

John is not confirming that Jesus broke the Sabbath, John is giving an account of what happened, Jesus being accused of breaking the Sabbath. God wrote the scriptures and He would trust His people would understand the difference of being accused and actually doing so, which is why we have clear scriptures that says Jesus kept the commandments and never sinned. John 15:10, 1 Peter 2:21-22. If Jesus sinned, there really is no hope for any of us.
 
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Jesus telling someone to break the Sabbath is the same as Jesus breaking the Sabbath. Carrying ones belongings on the Sabbath is not considered working or carrying a burden, which is why Jesus told him to do so. Insinuating otherwise is making Jesus a hypocrite, which I trust that is not the case you’re trying to make.
Jeremiah 21
21 Thus saith Jehovah, Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem; 22 neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do ye any work: but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers.
 
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Jeremiah 21
21 Thus saith Jehovah, Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem; 22 neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do ye any work: but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers.
I already addressed this, there is nothing that says carrying ones belongings on the Sabbath is a sin. If Jesus told someone to do this, obviously not a sin.
 
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John is not confirming that Jesus broke the Sabbath, John is giving an account of what happened, Jesus being accused of the Sabbath. God wrote the scriptures and He would trust His people would understand the difference of being accused and actually doing so.
John 5:18
For this reason therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

John formulates this sentence as if Jesus had committed both of these acts, breaking the Sabbath and revealing himself as God. The structure of this sentence makes this clear. Ask a scholar of Greek or English.
 
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John 5:18
For this reason therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

John formulates this sentence as if Jesus had committed both of these acts, breaking the Sabbath and revealing himself as God. The structure of this sentence makes this clear. Ask a scholar of Greek or English.
I’m sorry you take the side of the Pharisees who accused Jesus of sinning. I trust what Jesus told us that He never sinned or broke any of the His Fathers commandments, including the Sabbath commandment. John 15:10, 1 Peter 2:21-23. If you think Jesus sinned, that means the plan of salvation was a failure and the devil who has sinned from the beginning is more powerful than Jesus Christ. This is not something I believe, but sad that people seem to believe this and don’t understand that John is only giving an account of what happened (Jesus being accused) not that Jesus actually did these things. If you believe the side of the Pharisees then I assume you do not believe that Jesus is God.
 
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I’m sorry you take the side of the Pharisees who accused Jesus of sinning. I trust what Jesus told us that He never sinned or broke any of the His Fathers commandments, including the Sabbath commandment. John 15:10, 1 Peter 2:21-23. If you think Jesus sinned, that means the plan of salvation was a failure and the devil who has sinned from the beginning is more powerful than Jesus Christ. This is not something I believe, but sad that people seem to believe this and don’t understand that John is only giving an account of what happened (Jesus being accused) not that Jesus actually did these things. If you believe the side of the Pharisees then I assume you do not believe that Jesus is God.
Ask yourself why Jesus commanded the healed man to take his bed and walk around. It was simply not necessary for the man to do that, he could have just waited until sunset. So is the Bible telling us about unimportant things that Jesus did? No. So what was the point of Jesus commanding the man to do this? The question is simple. Jesus knew the law, he knew that it was forbidden to carry a burden on the Sabbath. He did this consciously.

A man was killed because he carried only sticks on the Sabbath. If that is considered a burden, then carrying a bed is also a burden.

You say it is permissible to carry your belongings. But Jeremiah 17:22 explicitly says that your belongings that comes from your house is a burden.
 
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Ask yourself why Jesus commanded the healed man to take his bed and walk around. It was simply not necessary for the man to do that, he could have just waited until sunset. So is the Bible telling us about unimportant things that Jesus did? No. So what was the point of Jesus commanding the man to do this? The question is simple. Jesus knew the law, he knew that it was forbidden to carry a burden on the Sabbath. He did this consciously.

A man was killed because he carried only sticks on the Sabbath. If that is considered a burden, then carrying a bed is also a burden.

You say it is permissible to carry your belongings. But Jeremiah 17:22 explicitly says that your belongings that comes from your house is a burden.

Gathering sticks on the Sabbath is considered working, which is a big difference from carrying ones belongings. If you don’t see the difference, I am sorry, but apparently Jesus did.

I do not try to make Jesus out as being a sinner because I believe the Word of Jesus over the Pharisees, John 15:10 If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.

I already addressed your post previously and my answer are not going to change, so I guess we will have to agree to disagree. I noticed you did not answer the question, that I assume you do not think Jesus is God either since that is what the Pharisees also accused Him of not being.
 
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Gathering sticks on the Sabbath is considered working, which is a big difference from carrying ones belongings. If you don’t see the difference, I am sorry, but apparently Jesus did.

I do not try to make Jesus out as being a sinner because I believe the Word of Jesus over the Pharisees, John 15:10 If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.

I already addressed your post previously and my answer are not going to change.
Unfortunately, you did not respond to Jeremiah 17:22. Your belongings from your house also count as a burden.

Did you know that it is even forbidden to light fires in your own house on the Sabbath (Exodus 35:3)? Did you know that it is forbidden to cook at home on the Sabbath, but that food must be prepared the day before? Cooking is even forbidden, and you want to tell me that carrying a bed is not considered a burden?
 
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Unfortunately, you did not respond to Jeremiah 17:22. Your belongings from your house also count as a burden.

Did you know that it is even forbidden to light fires in your own house on the Sabbath (Exodus 35:3)? Did you know that it is forbidden to cook at home on the Sabbath, but that food must be prepared the day before? Cooking is even forbidden, and you want to tell me that carrying a bed is not considered a burden?


Let’s post it:

Jeremiah Jeremiah 17:22 nor carry a burden out of your houses on the Sabbath day, nor do any work, but hallow the Sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers.

What is the context- work. Jesus healing someone and telling them to take up their bed is not working.

Regarding kindling a fire have you ever tried? It’s a lot of work and something that takes hours. That’s what the Preparation Day (Friday) is for, to kindle fires and do all major cooking to prepare for God’s holy Sabbath day. It’s not a sin to eat on the Sabbath as shown by gathering the double portion of manna for the Sabbath Exodus 16:22-23 and the disciples eating grain on the Sabbath. If one does not keep the Sabbath I think some of these scriptures about Sabbath-keeping would be hard to understand. It’s like raising children, when people who don’t have any its hard to tell others how to raise children.

Still didn’t answer my question…..:)
 
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