So... from the last story, I bet you thought that Jesus got away with healing on the Sabbath, didn't you?
Wrong.
Jesus begins to raise a little controversy regarding His role with the Father. Not only does Jesus play fast and loose with Sabbath regulations, but He also draws from His union with the Father in ways that make people uncomfortable. When Jesus is http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifrebuked for equating Himself with God, Jesus gets people even more uncomfortable. Most striking is that Jesus suddenly places Himself as the standard for loving God. If people do not honor Jesus, they do not honor God the Father.
How is that? Is Jesus so radically changing things that the Old Testament isn't good enough anymore?
Not necessarily. Certainly, the Incarnation of the Son is a pretty significant event that changes a lot. Hebrews certainly makes it clear that beyond Jesus, there is no sacrifice for sin. But what I think is even more striking is the reality that Jesus is the perfect picture of God. If God could ever be contained in human flesh, it would be Jesus. Colossians 1:15-20 makes a pretty clear statement about Jesus being who we look to in order to see God.
So today, let's look toward Jesus. Let's consider who Jesus is and how Jesus lived, in hope that we would grow into the likeness of Jesus Christ.
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