Re: Do you break the law if you eat meat in a vegetarian country?
This whole idea needs deep thinking. 1 Peter 2:13-17:
Quote from: https://biblehub.com/niv/1_peter/2.htm
13Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority: whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority, 14or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right. 15For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people. 16Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves. 17Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor.
Exactly!
Notice the do: "who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right."
Our LORD basically "broke" the sabbath law to save life.. . Saving life is right or good. The blind pharisees did not understand the true sabbath, which is about doing good, living selfless and holy life.
The sabbath law does stop people from doing what is right. Living a selfish life is wrong in GOD's sight, that is basically what the law intend to stop on the holy day of sabbath. And it also good to rest on that day.