Look Who Jesus Hung Out With Pt. 1

Chuck Swindoll examines Mark 2:13-17, where Jesus calls the despised tax collector Levi (Matthew) to follow Him and then dines with "sinners," scandalising the legalistic Pharisees. Chuck explains the brutal historical context of tax collectors in first-century Judea and shows how Jesus deliberately defied religious legalism by embracing society's outcasts.

Chuck warns that legalism remains a destructive force today, robbing believers of joy, grace, and freedom in Christ by imposing man-made rules. He encourages listeners who feel written off or unworthy that Jesus welcomes people as they are, not after they clean themselves up, offering hope and a place at His table.

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