Tag: Gospel Motivation
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Who Did Jesus Come to Save?
As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him. While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw…
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Does Jesus Welcome Sinners?
“Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, ‘This man welcomes sinners and eats with them’” (Luke 15:1-2). “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them . . . ” If it shocks you that this accusatory observation came from…