...spirit over tho letter; he had enunciated tho great principle — as wide in its application as tho law itself— that ' man was not made for the Sabbath,...he had discredited the law, but he had not deposed it or abolished it. It was left to the Apostles themselves under the guidance of tho Spirit, moulded...

...that sacred things only concern us. Are we so very important, and are they secondary ? We are told that man was not made for the Sabbath, but the Sabbath for man ; and do you think God was made for man, or man for God V Freda's eyes sparkled, and a look of joy...

...14,28; xi. 1 ft'. 3 Dr. Lightfoot says : " The Master himself had loft no express instructions. Ho had charged them, it is true, to preach the Gospel...— that ' man was not made for the Sabbath, but the Subbath for man.' He had pointed to the fulfilment of the law in the Gospel. So far he had discredited...

...they had not been told. He had indeed asserted the sovereignty of the spirit over the letter ; He liad enunciated the great principle — as wide in its...the law in the Gospel. So far He had discredited the l:tw, but He had not deposed or abolished it. It was left to the Apostles themselves under the guidance...

...of His great anti-Essene movement. Dr. Lightfoot says that Christ fulfilled the Law ; also that He " enunciated the great principle, as wide in its application...not made for the Sabbath, but the Sabbath for man." 2 The Jews had certain rites for Saturday. Christ appointed quite different rites for another day....

...rebuked by the reformers of his own time, and believe with the divine Teacher before whom we all bow, that man was not made for the Sabbath, but the Sabbath for man." What is the situation now as the legislation stands at the latest moment before this statement goes...

...which so many nowadays sneer, disregard and wish to turn the day into one of pleasure only, saying, " Man was not made for the Sabbath, but the Sabbath for man," which Christ meant in a good and wise sense, not in the sense taken by Sabbath-breakers, is a noble...

...that His teaching was by instances from which principles could be developed. When, therefore, He said that "Man was not made for the Sabbath, but the Sabbath for man," he laid down a principle which must be accepted as fundamental, especially in regard to ecclesiastical...

...that His teaching was by instances from which principles could be developed. When, therefore, He said that "Man was not made for the Sabbath, but the Sabbath for man," he laid down a principle which must be accepted as fundamental, especially in regard to ecclesiastical...

...for him at any time, on or off the Sabbath, when for him a deed of mercy could be performed ; since man was not made for the Sabbath, but the Sabbath for man. But for the very reason that Jesus made this righteous claim the Jews sought the more to kill him....