THE ADVENT TRUTH
Let’s talk Bible, not tradition.

Jesus wasn’t breaking the Sabbath. He was breaking the chains of false sabbath-keeping. The Pharisees made up rules that turned God’s rest into a burden — and Jesus called that nonsense out.

Luke 4:16 — “As HIS custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day.”
Custom = habit. Jesus kept the Sabbath every week.

Matthew 12:12 — Jesus said, “It is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
So healing wasn’t breaking it — it was FULFILLING its true purpose: restoration, mercy, blessing.

Mark 2:27-28 — “The Sabbath was made for man… and the Son of Man is Lord also of the Sabbath.”
Catch that? Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath. You can only be Lord of something that still exists.

If healing on the Sabbath broke it, then saving a sheep from a ditch would also be sin (Matthew 12:11). Yet Jesus says: “How much more is a man worth than a sheep?” That’s called exposing hypocrisy.

And let’s not forget — if Jesus broke the Sabbath, He would’ve been a sinner (1 John 3:4). But Hebrews 4:15 says He was without sin. That means healing is NOT Sabbath-breaking. Pharisee traditions are.

The real issue: The Sabbath is God’s day (Genesis 2:2-3; Exodus 20:8-11), not man’s invention. Jesus kept it properly, showing us how to delight in it (Isaiah 58:13-14) — not abandon it.

So don’t twist Jesus’ acts of compassion into excuses for disobedience. He showed us what Sabbath is for: resting, restoring, worshipping, and healing.

If Jesus is your example in everything… why ditch the one commandment He openly honored and defended as holy?

Sabbath isn’t bondage. Disobedience is.