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Came to save sinners
Why did Jesus come?
Who did Jesus come to?
Jesus example of calling can be our example to call too.
(Mk1:16-18, 19-20; Mt28:19-20)
We know Jesus was about preaching and teaching.
We know that Jesus used healing to prove His authority and to show who He was.
Jesus also called people to follow Him.
Remember he called some ordinary men to be disciples and become apostles.
Ordinary men, doing ordinary things who are called out to be out of the ordinary people to do extraordinary things (though they did not know it yet) - We know they were faithful, they left life as they knew it and followed.
Mk1:19-20
Ordinary men, doing ordinary things, who are called to leave, to follow, even when they are comfortable.
Not only that, we can learn, know from the scripture that Jesus wants us to call people to follow Him too.
Not only that, we can learn, know from the scripture that Jesus wants us to call people to follow Him too.
Called to go, but also called to enjoy
He wants us to go call sinners to repent and be baptized and enjoy the peace of God.
So as we look at this story and the words of Christ too, may we think about who are suitable prospects for discipleship and salvation?
Let’s look at the passage then we will break it down
The calling
The critics
The conservation
Mk2:13-14
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The Calling
Is it is apparent as we look at this passage that not all are looking to be disciples but that the Lord is looking for people to make disciples.
Those who are willing.
And it may not be those whom we think will make great disciples.
Mk14:15
Lk5
What do you notice, what do you see, what sticks out to you?
Lk5:27
You would figure that someone who is spiritually inclined would make a good disciple, but here is a man in his worldly job not following Jesus, not looking for Jesus but Jesus finds him.
What do you notice, what do you see, what sticks out to you?
What do you notice, what do you see, what sticks out to you?
Tax collectors are looked upon as dishonest sinners, outcast by the Jews because of their serving Rome.
(Lk15:1-2; Mt21:31-32)
Now look what Jesus says about the tax collectors, those considered outcast, grouped with sinners and with prostitutes.
Yet here is this man, he was not just an ordinary man, he was a despised man by the “status quo” by society and Jesus called Him.
May we always remember why Jesus came (Lk19:10)
From being called, to calling; call all sinners, calling all friends (v.15)
May we know that as the called, as the elect, as the children of God that we are that we too are to call others (Mt28:19-20; Mk16:15-16) and that is exactly what Matthew did.
He went from being Levi= joined attached to Matthew = gift of the Lord.
Levi was a sinner, a tax collector, despised, rejected, attached to Rome, to then being called to be Matthew a gift of the Lord.
So what did he do, he invited all his friends to receive the gift he now possessed, JESUS
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The Critics
Of course, the critics had to be there; we may have critics and we need to be ready to respond with the hope that is in us (Mk2:16; 1Pt3:15)
What do you notice, what do you see, what sticks out to you?
We need to be ready, prepared, equipped to answer questions.
So I don’t want to ponder on this, I want to move on to how Jesus addresses this.
How He takes advantage of a teaching moment.
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The Conversation
In this section the Lord uses a great teaching opportunity to help the disciples to understand more about Him and His calling, His spiritual work, His mission.
What do you see, what do you notice, what sticks out to you?
Jesus uses several short comparisons to paint the picture.
The Physician (vv.16-17)
Jesus did not look at the tax collectors and sinners as something bad, He looked at them as someone who is sick in need of a physician and He was the just the one.
Like physicians we know, they come to our aid when we are in need.
They examine and diagnose the problem (as best they can); and then they come up with a treatment plan.
Jesus as a physician knows exactly our need, diagnosis perfected and is able to offer the cure to our problem.
Not only that, He pays the bill too!
Now there are different kinds of patients Jesus would not heal.
The one who
The patient who does not know about Him, but remember He has always made himself known according to (Rom1:19-20)
The patient who knows about Him but refuses to trust Him
The patient who is unwilling to admit they need Him
What kind of patient do you think the scribes and pharisee’s were?
The Bridegroom (vv.18-20)
The first question was about the company He kept.
tax collectors and sinners; the second question is about his attitude and actions.
What were John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees doing (v.18)?
Jesus could be considered a socialite, loved to be with people, but they thought the wrong people
No doubt it is coming across now Jesus came to convert sinners, not compliment the self-righteous.
According to the Talmud, Jewish law, not God’s low, but Jewish law; at a wedding ceremony all things were put aside (prayers, fasting, etc.) and your only job was to rejoice with the couple.
Jesus is speaking to them in a fashion they would clearly understand when speaking of a wedding for they (Jews) looked at that they were married to Jehovah God (Isa54:5)
And for them to worship other god’s which they did, was spiritual adultery, you can see the book of Hosea is all about that and God’s desire to restore the adulterous people to Himself.
Jesus using bridegroom is not just old, it was used by John the Baptist too.
Jn3:29
What
Marriage is not for those who just know each other, it is not for those who have just strong feelings for each other.
It is for those who are willing to be committed to each other.
And the marriage is making the commitment known.
We can’t just know about Christ and be saved.
We can’t just have good feelings about Him and be saved.
He need to be committed, like Matthew (got up and left with Him)
Mk2
The garment and wineskins (vv.21-22)
So far we can clearly see
Jesus came to save sinners
He came to bring gladness and not sadness.
we still have one more to go
He came to bring new, not patch up old.
Mixing old wine in new wineskin would ruin it.
Putting new in the old and they would bust.
Here is parallel passage (Lk5:36-39)
Lk
Jesus came to usher in the new, not unite with the old, but to fulfill the old.
A new covenant written in His blood (Lk22:19-20)
A new way, written on hearts not stones (2Cor3:1-3; Heb10:15-18)
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