The Calling of Matthew

Mark shares from his series on the Life of Jesus. Listen here.

Read Matthew 9:9-13 Within this little story is hidden the central difference between Christianity and all other religions. This is the first time that Jesus begins to differ from his Jewish faith. In this story he begins to set forth the fundamental message of what he came to give. We need to understand the background in order to see the radical nature of what Jesus is doing here.

Matthew is a tax collector who is also a Jew. He...