Mark 3:1-6

This Sunday, Rupert will be speaking about ‘The Relentless Love of God: re-imagining wrath and judgement’. We  are going to be wrestling with God as love, and the judgement and wrath of God. In the scripture below, how does Jesus’ response to the Pharisees show us something of the interplay between these things?

Another time Jesus went into the synagogue, and a man with a shrivelled hand was there. 2 Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath. 3 Jesus said to the man with the shrivelled hand, “Stand up in front of everyone.”

4 Then Jesus asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they remained silent.

5 He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored. 6 Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.

Mark 3:1-6 (New international Version)