John 7:21

John 7:21 says, Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel.  Jesus said that He had done only one work and they marveled.  They were not talking about His healing the man, but about His doing it on the Sabbath.  We cannot set time limits on God's work.  If a person is doing something good for God on a Sunday at church time, we don't need to condemn them for working and missing church.  Verse twenty-two adds, Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.  Jesus reminded them that Moses had given them the Law, from the Father, which they were attempting to persecute Jesus on, but the Jewish people circumcised on the Sabbath. Circumcision was ordained and practiced by the Jews forefathers before Moses and was incorporated into Mosaic Law. It took priority over the Sabbath.  Verse twenty-three continues, If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?  Jesus said if it was lawful for them to break the Sabbath rules to do something they saw as more important, then why were they condemning Him.   Healing was of a higher priority than not working on the Sabbath. Verse twenty-four concludes, Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment. Jesus warned them about doing things simply for appearance’s sake, as we can do with worship service today if we don’t keep the emphasis on glorifying God.  We must be careful that we don't condemn people for breaking one religious' rule, or even Commandment if we would be more accurate, when we are guilty of breaking others ourselves. There is never a time when we should fault a Christian for doing good works for God.  If religious rules come in conflict with doing the will of God, stand on His will.