In his devotion, Jesus respected the law. But, he also points out that
there are exceptions to being too strict. The laws of the Sabbath were
not meant to be followed for the sake of being followed. In today’s
instance, Jesus saw the need to cure the man with dropsy. The need to
cure and help another outweighed the need to comply with the letter of
the law.
Laws were created to maintain order. But love supersedes any law. If a
greater good can be achieved from bending the law, then perhaps it
should be done especially if doing so morally benefits others. All
action should be done out of love.
