Blog: December 2014

After Levi the tax collector meets Jesus, he throws a big party for him(Luke 5:27-32)—“a great feast” with “a large company of tax collectorsand others” on the guest list. This socializing with despised traitors disturbs the Pharisees, but Jesus sets them straight: “Thosewho are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.” As I mentioned on Dec. 14, this kind of “I have come” statement by Jesus alludes to his pre-existence outside this world, this life. That is, ...