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Reason

The Pharisees, considering themselves righteous, criticized Jesus for dining with tax collectors and sinners

Principle

The principle of God's economy: God desires mercy, not sacrifice

Explanation

1. God wants people to receive mercy and grace from Him

2. Jesus came as a physician to heal the sick, not as a judge

3. All people are sinners and need God's healing

Examples

1. Pharisees criticized Jesus for dining with tax collectors and sinners

2. Pharisees considered themselves righteous, not acknowledging their need for healing

3. Pharisees offered sacrifices but were unwilling to receive God's mercy

Application

1. Acknowledge oneself as a sinner in need of God's healing

2. Accept God's mercy and grace

3. Refrain from criticizing others, treat others with mercy

Related

Scriptures

1. Matthew 9:11-13 "When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, 'Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?' On hearing this, Jesus said, 'It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: "I desire mercy, not sacrifice." For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.'"

2. Luke 18:9-14 "To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: 'Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: "God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get." But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, "God, have mercy on me, a sinner." I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.'"

3. Romans 3:10-12 "As it is written: 'There is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God. All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.'"