Jesus Defends His Fellowship with Sinners
Excerpt from, Son of Man: Urantia
When the Pharisees saw Jesus and the guests having such a good time, in their hearts they began to turn against Jesus. Eventually, one of them took Peter aside and chastised him, saying, How dare you to teach that this man is righteous when he eats with sinners and publicans and enjoys such scenes of careless pleasure? Peter then told Jesus what the Pharisee had said. Later, at the end of the evening, just before Jesus gave blessings to those at the party, he said, In coming here tonight to welcome Simon and Matthew to our fellowship, I am glad to witness your social good cheer and lightheartedness. but you should rejoice even more because many of you will find entrance into the coming kingdom of the spirit wherein you will abundantly enjoy the good things of the kingdom of heaven and to those of you who stand about criticizing me in your hearts because i have come here to enjoy myself with these friends Let me say that I have come to announce joy to the socially downtrodden and spiritual liberty to the moral captives. Do I have to remind you that it is not healthy people who need a doctor, but rather those who are sick? I have not come to call the righteous, but rather the sinners.
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Bob
Jesus Defends His Fellowship with Sinners