ministry. These stories indicate that the relation between the sabbath and healing is more than coincidental; Jesus was trying to demonstrate what the sabbath is all about. His actions portray the sabbath as a day of healing or salvation, a day meant to restore people to the fullness of life that God intends for all of us. The New Testament puts the sabbath in a very positive perspective. People sometimes interpret Paul’s polemic against legalism as a rejection of the sabbath,