Christ receives sinners!
“ Then drew near unto H im all the publicans and sinners for to hear H im. And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.” -L UKE 15:1-2 [KJV] While the self-righteous Pharisees and Scribes withdrew from the Lord Jesus Christ and then harshly criticized Him; many publicans and sinners drew near to hear Him. What a blessing from the Lord to have a willingness to draw near to Him [JOHN 6:44 ] and then to have ears to actually hear a word from Him [ACTS 10:33 ] . His words are words of life [JOHN 5:24 ] . His words are words of salvation [ROMANS 1:16 & HEBREWS 4:12 ] . The worst thing the Pharisees and scribes said of the Lord, “This man recieveth sinners, and eateth with them” is the best thing any sinner could hear. It is not sin that keeps a man from hearing the good news of the gospel of Christ, it is his presumed righteousness he is going about to establish by his religious deeds [ROMANS 10:1-...