Lesson 4318

(Lesson 4318)(11-26-23) Luke 6:1-5

    “And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days? And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him; How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone? And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.”

    Today’s quote relates that Jesus, once again, explained to the Pharisees that the rules of the Jews under the Law, did not apply to His apostles. He did so by explaining that He was Lord of all things, including the sabbath. The apostles were no longer bound by those laws since they had accepted Jesus as Lord of all and taken upon themselves the new law of grace, through faith, having ALL their transgressions “JUSTIFIED” by their faith in Him. 

    We should make note that Jesus did not eat of the corn. That’s because He, being a Jew, was still bound by the Law until such a time as He had completed His divine mission as the perfect human, obedient to all the restrictions of the old Law.

    It is also well worth noting that there is no biblical record of the twelve apostles having ever been baptized in water as was required under the old Law. They were exempted by their adherence to the new law of faith. That fact further establishes that the ritual of water baptism is no longer required of those of us who believe in Jesus as Lord of all.~