
About this episode
Mark 2:13–17 & Romans 3:10
In today’s episode, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Mark and meet a man named Levi, a tax collector whose life changed the moment Jesus said two simple words:
“Follow me.”
But what happened next surprised the Pharisees. Instead of avoiding sinners, Jesus sat down and shared a meal with them.
When the Pharisees saw this, they asked a question that still matters today:
Why would a holy teacher eat with sinners?
We unpack what Jesus means when he said “ “I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
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