We are to be careful not to misinterpret rules and use them against people. Rules are for outside behavior and may not reflect inner intentions. Confucius said, "If a person is not benevolent, then their observance of ritual and music is nothing more than empty formalism.". That is exactly why Jesus called the synagogue ruler a hypocrite for stopping healing on the Sabbath.
Lessons:
- #1 Sickness can be caused by evil spirits.
- #2 To pray for healing for such a case, command the evil spirit to go and the person be freed from the particular sickness.
- #3 All rules are to be made for the benefit of the lives of people. Human lives are more important than man-made rules
- #4 Hypocrisy is outward behavior without corresponding inward goodness.
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