Lesson 3264

 (Lesson 3264)(12-10-20) Mark 2:15-17

    “And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him. And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners? When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

    In today’s quote, when challenged as to why He was eating with “publicans and sinners”, Jesus responded by saying, “They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” 

    The argument with which the “scribes and Pharisees” confronted Jesus in today’s lesson, is one of the major problems with spreading the good news of God’s amazing saving grace today. Most ‘would be’ Christians won’t go near the places where the grace of God is most needed. A bar is a perfect example. 

    Far too many have lazily brainwashed themselves into thinking the right thing to do is to park their bottom in a church pew two or three times a week, singing a few hymns and throwing up and occasional “amen” while totally ignoring the spiritual needs of those who are not sitting beside them.

    The assembling together of Christian people is a very important thing; However, as Jesus, very clearly, established in today’s lesson, we, the children of God, are to go to the need. DON’T EXPECT THE NEED TO COME TO YOU. ~