Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

And he said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent.

And Jesus said to them, “I ask you, is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to destroy it?”

The Parable of the Good Samaritan

And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

“The Law and the Prophets were until John; since then the good news of the kingdom of God is preached, and everyone forces his way into it.

So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.

Now if I do what I do not want, I agree with the law, that it is good.

Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it lawfully,

who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.

Christ's Sacrifice Once for All

For since the law has but a shadow of the good things to come instead of the true form of these realities, it can never, by the same sacrifices that are continually offered every year, make perfect those who draw near.