We’re calling them to leave their lives of sin and join us in righteous living. But you and your disciples, you go into their homes. You eat and drink with them. And you even seem to enjoy it. You fly so close to the flame. How will they ever decide to change if they see you condescending to make your home among them? How will they ever know that God wants more for their lives?”4 Jesus said, “So what do they need? A change in behavior? Is that all? It’s the sick, not the healthy who need a doctor. But you despise the sin-sick among you. Didn’t God say through Hosea, ‘I desire mercy, not
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