Brothers and sisters, the real JESUS CHRIST went after sinners, the real JESUS hung around sinners, the real JESUS ate with sinners, the real JESUS taught sinners, the real JESUS discipled sinners, & eventually many of those same sinners followed JESUS, & some of them became JESUS disciples!
Brothers and sisters, sinners were attracted to JESUS words. They were so attracted to JESUS’ words that they sought JESUS wherever he went and wherever he could be found!
Brothers and sisters, JESUS never had problems with sinners, it was the religious self-righteous folks who persecuted JESUS, hated JESUS, & sought to kill JESUS!
Brothers and sisters, do you know the real JESUS?
(MATHEW 9:10-13) And it came to pass, as JESUS sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why does your Master eat with tax collectors and sinners?
But when JESUS heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole do not need a physician, but they that are sick.
But you go and learn what that means, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
(MARK 2:15) And it came to pass, that, as JESUS sat at meat in his house, many tax collectors and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.
(LUKE 15:1-7) Then drew near unto him all the tax collectors and sinners for to hear him.
And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receives sinners, and eats with them.
And he spake this parable unto them, saying,
What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?
And when he hath found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.
I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repented, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
(MATTHEW 11:19) JESUS SAYS, The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
Brothers and sisters, we don’t have the time to waste trying to minister to self-righteous folks who think they have arrived, & think they are holier than thou, because we have sinners who know they need to be saved, & they’re waiting on you to tell them the absolute truth of GOD’S word, because they are sick & tired of religion, & religious self-righteous people!
Brothers and sisters, JESUS CHRIST was a real man who spoke the real truth of GOD’S word to people, & sinners could relate to JESUS, because JESUS kept it real!
Brothers and sisters, we don’t have time to be trying to act like other religious people or imitate them, because if you’re trying to imitate or be like someone else, than you are nothing but a bootleg copycat version of someone else, & no one likes a fake bootleg version of the original thing!
Brothers and sisters, JESUS is the only way, the only truth, & the life: & no man comes to the Father, but by JESUS!
Brothers and sisters, sinners are waiting on the real men & real women of GOD who can relate to them on all levels concerning the issues of life.
Not many people or sinners will listen to you if you are phony, fake, self-righteous, & you forgot you once were a practicing sinner too, before you became a self-righteous hypocrite!…..