The religious leaders couldn't believe Jesus was spending his time such people as tax collectors and sinners. Didn't he know who they were and what they'd done? It's easy for us to have that same kind of attitude - that Jesus is only for those who have their act together. But as Jesus explains, he's come for those whose hearts are sick with sin, no matter what the outward symptoms look like - including us.

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