By what method of reasoning did Christ justify acts of mercy on the Sabbath day?

Answer

"Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the
Sabbath day? And they could not answer Him again to these things." Luke 14: 5, 6. "What man shall there
be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the Sabbath day, will he not lay hold on
it, and lift it out? How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the
Sabbath days!' Matt. 12: 11,12.

29. What bears witness to the genuineness of the righteousness obtained by faith, apart from the deeds of the law?
How complete a Saviour is He?
How should parents bring up their children?
What is to be one of the prominent sins of the last days?
Was the Sabbath \"made\"?
What text definitely brings the millennium to view?
To whose authority are the angels subject?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle