Pharisaical Similarities
April 23, 2008 at 4:32 pm (Christianity, Church, Religion)
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Mat 9:10-13 And it came to pass, as he sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Teacher with the publicans and sinners? But when he heard it, he said, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick. But go ye and learn what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.
Jesus did not look nothing like people expected the Messiah to look like. He did not come wearing costly royel robes and crowns of gold. He did not hang out with the the upper class society, politicians, or any of the elite groups of His day. He wore the clothes of a common man and hung out with publicans, sinners, lepers, and prostitutes. Just think of it…The King of Kings and Lord of Lords did not make His place at the rich man’s table, but made himself even lower than the most despised and hideous people of that day.
The Pharisees had a real hard time understanding why anyone would make themselves known with the likes of such people, but keep in mind, they are a religious people. They had their daily rituals and traditions that they upheld, and hanging out in the projects with the scum of the earth had no place in their religious system.
I love how Jesus responds to the Pharisaical babel. ” They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick”, and I love this next part, “But go ye and learn what this meaneth”. I don’t know, but I sense a hint of sarcasm here, but maybe not. Either way Jesus wants them to look at their pathetic religious system, and learn of Him, and I believe He is saying the very same thing to westernized Christianity with their weekly rituals and traditions. “Go and learn What this means” Go and learn Christ not of Christ. Learn Him friends…Him. Not things about Him but Him. Then, and only then, will you see His footprints, and when you see His footprints…walk in them. I promise you, they will not lead to a comfortable pew a couple of times a week, or to your bank to deposit your next check. 
