Luke 5:31-32

Luke 5:31-32 reads:
Jesus answered them, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."

I read Luke this weekend as part of my personal study, and this verse caught me. As I have studied the Bible and done reading about the Bible, I have found it very interesting how much contempt Jesus showed for the "religious" people, usually the Pharisees, in the Gospels. Time and time again, the pharisees tried to trap Jesus into teaching against the law, but Jesus demonstrated how serving God is more than outward demonstrations of faith.

Christians need to serve others in their community, especially 'sinners'.