The Great Physician
Matt 9:10-13 Then it happened that as Jesus was reclining at the table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were dining with Jesus and His disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, "Why is your Teacher eating with the tax collectors and sinners?" But when Jesus heard this, He said, "It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick. "But go and learn what this means: 'I DESIRE COMPASSION, AND NOT SACRIFICE,' for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."
Mark 2:15-17 And it happened that He was reclining at the table in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners were dining with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many of them, and they were following Him. When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that He was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they said to His disciples, "Why is He eating and drinking with tax collectors and sinners?" And hearing this, Jesus said to them, "It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."
Luke 5:29-32 And Levi gave a big reception for Him in his house; and there was a great crowd of tax collectors and other people who were reclining at the table with them. The Pharisees and their scribes began grumbling at His disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?" And Jesus answered and said to them, "It is not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick. "I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance."
Jesus Christ is the great physician. The greatest physician in the universe, however, cannot do anything for a person who does not think they are sick, or who will not accept His healing.
Here we have two groups of people. The “sick” – the tax collectors and sinners; and the “healthy” – the Pharisees. The world is broken down into the identical two groups. Those who know they are sinners and are in need of a savior, and those who believe they are “healthy” and do not need a savior. The Pharisees ask Jesus’ disciples why they are eating with the sinners, for this association with “unclean” people defiles them (in the sight of the Pharisees). In the minds of the Pharisees, no man of God in his right mind would want to defile himself in such a manner. The savior that they were looking for was not Jesus.
But Jesus is the one who replies to their question. He tells them that He is there to call the sinners, those who are sick spiritually. These are the people who know they are spiritually stricken. They need the healing and comfort of the savior, and they can see that in this man Jesus Christ.
The Pharisees, however, in their self-righteousness are blind to their own need for salvation. They have become so wrapped up in doing things by the “letter of the law” that they have forgotten the spirit of the law. This is why we see Jesus say in Matthew “I desire compassion, and not sacrifice”. Jesus was paraphrasing Hosea and Isaiah:
Hosea 6:6 For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice, and in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings
Isaiah 1:11"What are your multiplied sacrifices to Me?" Says the LORD. "I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fed cattle; and I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls, lambs or goats.
One must read all of Isaiah 1:1-20 to get the full impact of that passage (you can read it here), but it can be summed up in verses 18-20:
Isaiah 1:18-20: "Come now, and let us reason together," says the LORD, "Though your sins are as scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they will be like wool. If you consent and obey, you will eat the best of the land; but if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword " Truly, the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
The Pharisees had gotten so caught up in doing right by the law, even to the point of creating even stricter laws than those dictated by God, that they had lost sight of compassion and consenting to the will of the Lord. They were so blinded by the fact that this man who would be God was defiling Himself by eating with sinners, that they could not see the compassionate Savior sitting right in front of them. They were rebelling against God and refusing to see that He was who He claimed He was.
Mark 2:15-17 And it happened that He was reclining at the table in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners were dining with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many of them, and they were following Him. When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that He was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they said to His disciples, "Why is He eating and drinking with tax collectors and sinners?" And hearing this, Jesus said to them, "It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."
Luke 5:29-32 And Levi gave a big reception for Him in his house; and there was a great crowd of tax collectors and other people who were reclining at the table with them. The Pharisees and their scribes began grumbling at His disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?" And Jesus answered and said to them, "It is not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick. "I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance."
Jesus Christ is the great physician. The greatest physician in the universe, however, cannot do anything for a person who does not think they are sick, or who will not accept His healing.
Here we have two groups of people. The “sick” – the tax collectors and sinners; and the “healthy” – the Pharisees. The world is broken down into the identical two groups. Those who know they are sinners and are in need of a savior, and those who believe they are “healthy” and do not need a savior. The Pharisees ask Jesus’ disciples why they are eating with the sinners, for this association with “unclean” people defiles them (in the sight of the Pharisees). In the minds of the Pharisees, no man of God in his right mind would want to defile himself in such a manner. The savior that they were looking for was not Jesus.
But Jesus is the one who replies to their question. He tells them that He is there to call the sinners, those who are sick spiritually. These are the people who know they are spiritually stricken. They need the healing and comfort of the savior, and they can see that in this man Jesus Christ.
The Pharisees, however, in their self-righteousness are blind to their own need for salvation. They have become so wrapped up in doing things by the “letter of the law” that they have forgotten the spirit of the law. This is why we see Jesus say in Matthew “I desire compassion, and not sacrifice”. Jesus was paraphrasing Hosea and Isaiah:
Hosea 6:6 For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice, and in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings
Isaiah 1:11"What are your multiplied sacrifices to Me?" Says the LORD. "I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fed cattle; and I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls, lambs or goats.
One must read all of Isaiah 1:1-20 to get the full impact of that passage (you can read it here), but it can be summed up in verses 18-20:
Isaiah 1:18-20: "Come now, and let us reason together," says the LORD, "Though your sins are as scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they will be like wool. If you consent and obey, you will eat the best of the land; but if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword " Truly, the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
The Pharisees had gotten so caught up in doing right by the law, even to the point of creating even stricter laws than those dictated by God, that they had lost sight of compassion and consenting to the will of the Lord. They were so blinded by the fact that this man who would be God was defiling Himself by eating with sinners, that they could not see the compassionate Savior sitting right in front of them. They were rebelling against God and refusing to see that He was who He claimed He was.
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