Jesus calls Levi: Mark 2:13-17
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In Mark 2:13-17 Jesus called Levi the tax collector to follow Him. The pharisees were surprised by this as tax collectors were social outcasts. This passage shows us that:
- Jesus initiates our relationship with Him.
He called Levi to follow him. This is the Doctrine of election, as God chooses us – we don’t choose him. - There are no barriers in the community
Jesus ate with the sinners in community. As soon as Levi was saved he was immediately put into the community. The heart for our church is that all are welcome. No barriers. - All of us need Jesus
Jesus gives hope for all, including religious people such as Paul
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Mark 2:13-17
Jesus Calls Levi
13 He went out again beside the sea, and all the crowd was coming to him, and he was teaching them. 14 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him.
15 And as he reclined at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners were reclining with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many who followed him. 16 And the scribes of [1] the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, “Why does he eat [2] with tax collectors and sinners?” 17 And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” (ESV)
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