Some in the crowd questioned Jesus’ authority to heal the injured man’s hand on the Sabbath, but he quickly turned the table on them by asking a straightforward question: “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” The religious leaders had replaced principle with rules that did not promote goodness and justice. If a rule prohibits us from saving a life, then the rule prevents us from understanding God’s principle behind the rule. Rules detached from God’s principle of light, life, and love will not save life, nor will such rules bring about justice. Notice that Jesus’ anger arose from the fact that his detractors had “stubborn hearts.” Their blind adherence to man-made rules had turned them into enemies of God. This is why they decided to conspire with the Herodians to kill Jesus.