"One Year Bible" New Testament Passage
John 5:1-23
For this reason the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill Him, because He had done these things on the Sabbath. John 5:16 (NKJV)
It is amazing how rules can become more important than LIFE. Jesus actually healed a man who had been sick for 38 years. However, He did one thing wrong. He did it on the Sabbath - the holy day.
There is an essential contradiction here. Holy days are for GIVING LIFE, not crimping life. Religion by its nature tells us what we can not do. It crimps us. Jesus, however, came to liberate - to bless and heal.
Relationship with the living God will focus us on the release of blessing. We will find that our life does not consist in rule-keeping, but rather in life-giving. This is the way Jesus calls us to live. It is the best life.
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