Coming to Call Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: Coming to Call--------------------------------------- Date: 10/14/2002 Keywords: "call” "come” “righteous” “sin” “sinners" Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. Passage: Mark 2:13-17* 13. And He went out again by the seashore; and all the people were coming to Him, and He was teaching them. 14. As He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting in the tax booth, and He said to him, “Follow Me!” And he got up and followed Him. 15. And it happened that He was reclining at the table in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners were dining with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many of them, and they were following Him. 16. When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that He was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they said to His disciples, “Why is He eating and drinking with tax collectors and sinners?” 17. And hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” Questions 1. According to verse 17, why did Jesus come?   2. Knowing the kind of life you lead, if you were to throw a party and invite Jesus, do you think he would come?   Practical help Jesus came calling. He still does. This is different than coming uninvited to fix you against your will. Calling respects your decision to accept or decline the invitation. Do you think you are a “sinner”? Based upon the actions of someone else, you may think you’re pretty good. Understand, however, that the biblical idea of sin has to do with God’s standard for life. In fact the Greek word for sin was used in archery to describe missing the bull’s eye. If you aren’t perfect in thought and deed — whether you miss by an inch or a mile — Jesus is calling your name. eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 2002 by eXXit *"Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, © Copyright The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995. Used by permission." -----