PROCLAMATION
“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.’” Luke 5:31-32
(NIV)
EXPLANATION
These words are from the
gospel, the good news regarding Jesus, The Christ, which were spoken by Christ according
to Luke, the physician. Jesus left his hometown and began preaching
and teaching in the synagogues throughout Judea. He healed all of the sick people who were
brought to Him. (Luke 4:40-44) One day as
He was eating in the home of Levi, the tax collector, with tax collectors, some
of the scribes and Pharisees saw Him. They complained to His disciples asking, “Why
do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?” Jesus heard them and answered them saying, “They
that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.” (Luke
5:27-32) This occasion was also
recounted in the gospel according the Matthew (Matthew 9:9-13) and in the gospel
according to Mark. (Mark 2:14-17)
APPLICATION
Jesus, The Christ, left the splendor of heaven,
came to earth, and put on human flesh to pay the price for our salvation
because we were all lost sinners. (Romans 6:23, John 1:29, 1 John 2:2) Unfortunately, some people do not know that
they are sick. They think that they are
healthy and righteous, and do not need to be saved. The Bible says that we all have sinned
(Romans 3:23) and that none of us are righteous. (Romans 3:10) We all
need Christ, “The Great Physician”, to heal our sin-sick souls. This “Doctor” is making individual
house-calls, He is knocking on our door, but we must open the door and let Him come
in if we want Him to help us. (Revelation 3:20)
Only He can cleanse us from our sins. (Psalm 51:2, 51:7, and 51:10)
He came to earth so that none would be lost, however, only those of us who
believe will be saved. (John 3:16) All
non-believers, those whose name is not written in the book of life, will be
lost for eternity. (Revelation 20:15)
Those who do not recognize that they need help will be lost.
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