Jesus' disciples are accused of violating the sabbath by plucking ears of corn as they walked through a cornfield. The Law forbade reaping on the sabbath. Only a very narrow-minded person could call plucking corn 'reaping'. But the perfect observer of the Law would not do anything that could even be regarded in the slightest as a violation. Jesus solves the issue by appealing to the scriptures, which, of course, the Pharisees recognised as the word of God. He reminded them how King David and his followers, because they were hungry, went into the house of God and took the loaves of offering, even though only the priests were allowed to eat them. Jesus then reminds them that "the sabbath was made for people and not people for the Sabbath" and secondly that Jesus is master of the sabbath. The first principle is a very important one, namely, that all laws are for people and not vice versa. They are not ends in themselves and moral perfection is not in their literal observance. The hunger of David and his men transcended a religious regulation. For the Jews of Jesus' time, virtue was in perfect observance of the Law. For Jesus, observance of the Law was only perfect when it was for the good of others and oneself, when it was an expression of love for the neighbour. It is possible to lead rule-centred Christian lives rather than love - and people-centred. But there is only one law in our faith: Love one another as I have loved you.