¿Rompió Jesús la ley bíblica al trabajar en el sábado?
Respuesta rápida: no.
Aquí está el pasaje que puede hacer que surja esta pregunta:
17 But Jesus answered them, “My Father is still working, so I am working, too.” 18 For this cause therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill him, because he not only broke the Sabbath, but also called God his own Father, making himself equal with God. John 5:17-18WEB
Jesús estaba "bajo la ley" (Gal. 4:4), y nunca violó la ley (Mat. 5:17-20). De lo contrario, no se le podría haber descrito como "sin pecado" (1 Ped. 2:22), porque "el pecado es la transgresión de la ley" (1 Juan 3:4). Por lo tanto, podemos entender esta "ruptura" del Sábado ya sea como:
- a "breaking" of the Pharisaic "fence" traditions with regard to the Sabbath (traditions which were not part of Biblical law), and/or
- a prioritization of "doing good" over "not doing work" (Exod. 31:13-14) which was (according to Jesus himself) implicitly lawful under Biblical law:
10 And behold, there was a man with a withered hand. They asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day?” so that they might accuse him. 11 He said to them, “What man is there among you who has one sheep, and if this one falls into a pit on the Sabbath day, won’t he grab on to it and lift it out? 12 Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day.” Matthew 12:10-12WEB
