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What does Jesus teach about praying on the sabbath?



      

Matthew 12:9 - 13

KJV - 9 And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue: 10 And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.

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Mini Tim Maas Supporter Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
As I see it, engaging in prayer or group worship as part of one's activities on the Sabbath would not have been considered "working" in the sense of violating the Sabbath (Luke 4:16). However, as Jesus indicated, such prayer (either on the Sabbath or any other day) was to be offered in a spirit of humility, and seeking forgiveness from God and communion with Him, rather than as a means of boasting (especially public boasting or "putting on a show") of one's own piety (Luke 18:10-14), or engaging in such prayer as a prescribed, ritualized, lengthy (Matthew 6:7) activity, with no thought given to its content, or to its relationship to one's own life or interaction with God.

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