Bible Dictionary: The Sabbath: Works of Mercy Lawful On

◄ The Sabbath: Works of Mercy Lawful On ►

Torrey's Topical Textbook

Matthew 12:12
How much then is a man better than a sheep? Why it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
Torrey's Topical Textbook

Matthew 13:16
But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
Torrey's Topical Textbook

John 9:14
And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.
Torrey's Topical Textbook

Library

Works which Hallow the Sabbath
... which later Christian theology has recognised as legitimate exceptions to the law
of the Sabbath rest; namely, works of necessity and of mercy. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture d/works which hallow the sabbath.htm

The Pharisees' Sabbath and Christ's
... So the two correspond to the old Puritan principle that the Sabbath law allowed
of 'works of necessity and of mercy.'. I. The Sabbath and personal needs. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture b/the pharisees sabbath and christs.htm

The Sabbath
... murder in the heart upon God's holy day than love to all men, which finds expression
in deeds of mercy? ... The Sabbath points them to the works of creation as ...
//christianbookshelf.org/white/the desire of ages/chapter 29 the sabbath.htm

How is the Sabbath or the Lord's Day to be Sanctified?
... Answer: The sabbath or Lord's day is to be sanctified by an holy resting ... so much
of it as is to betaken up in works of necessity and mercy) in the ...
/.../anonymous/the westminster larger catechism/question 117 0 0 how is the.htm

How is the Sabbath to be Sanctified?
... A60: The Sabbath is to be sanctified by a holy resting all that day, even ... worship,
except so much as is to be taken up in the works of necessity and mercy. ...
/.../anonymous/the westminster shorter catechism/question 60 0 0 how is the.htm

Sabbath Observance
... is better when the traders love the Sabbath too well ... gospel is life by impartation
of unmerited mercy and divine ... will never forget any of their works, and will ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/sabbath observance.htm

Bethesda and the Sanhedrin
... did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay Him, because He had done these
things on the Sabbath day ... Both by His words and by His works of mercy He was ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/white/the desire of ages/chapter 21 bethesda and the.htm

Christ's Authority Over the Sabbath as Its Lord He Recalled it ...
... avoid honouring the Creator's Sabbath, and restoring to the Sabbath the works which
were ... not after the example, [3901] the gentleness, the mercy, and the ...
/.../the five books against marcion/chapter xii christs authority over the.htm

Practical Observations.
... Works of mercy and love are pleasing in the sight of God. ... 6. Why did Jesus
choose the Sabbath day to walk in the porches of Bethesda? ...
/.../johnson/the new testament commentary vol iii john/practical observations 10.htm

Jesus at Bethesda.
... There is no suspension on the Sabbath of works of benevolence and mercy." The Father's ...
teaching: 1. The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath; above it ...
/.../johnson/the new testament commentary vol iii john/jesus at bethesda.htm