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- His example is clear enough on its own, except that a well-known Messianic prophecy speaks of Israel's God as her Bridegroom (Isaiah 62:5). He was already on the Pharisees' bad list for telling a man that his sins were forgiven, and now He follows that up by referring to Himself as the Bridegroom!
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Jul 9, 2024 · But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’. For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance” (Matthew 9:12–13, NKJV). Jesus presents Himself as a doctor and healer of those who are spiritually sick (the unrighteous sinners of the world).
- Eating That Meal
Answer. Soon after calling Matthew to follow Him, Jesus ate...
- Eating That Meal
Jan 4, 2022 · Answer. Soon after calling Matthew to follow Him, Jesus ate a meal with “many tax collectors and sinners” in Matthew’s house (Mark 2:15). Matthew had been a tax collector, and these “sinners” were his friends and acquaintances who were now spending time with Jesus.
Jesus Calls Levi and Eats With Sinners. 13 Once again Jesus went out beside the lake. A large crowd came to him, and he began to teach them. 14 As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” Jesus told him, and Levi got up and followed him.
Mar 4, 2014 · When the scribes and Pharisees grumble about the company he keeps, Jesus tells them that he has “not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance” (Luke 5:32).
Jul 7, 2015 · Jesus emphasized that it’s the sick who need a doctor and that His purpose was to call sinners to repentance—not to cast them away. These teachings of Jesus guide us to engage with those struggling with sin with a heart of mercy, never losing sight of the truth and the transformative power of grace.
Jul 24, 2013 · Not only does Jesus find Himself eating with sinners around the table, He describes His current presence as a celebration. 6. He says it would be unfitting for the disciples to fast when the Bridegroom (Himself) is among them.
And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”
