"Jesus said, 'It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but those who are sick. Now go & learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.'"
~ Matthew 9:13
#TodaysGospel #LectionaryReading
#Lectionary #MercyNotSacrifice
~ Matthew 9:13
#TodaysGospel #LectionaryReading
#Lectionary #MercyNotSacrifice
June 8, 2026 at 2:18 AM
"Jesus said, 'It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but those who are sick. Now go & learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.'"
~ Matthew 9:13
#TodaysGospel #LectionaryReading
#Lectionary #MercyNotSacrifice
~ Matthew 9:13
#TodaysGospel #LectionaryReading
#Lectionary #MercyNotSacrifice
Matthew and the Pharisees open.substack.com/pub/revrober... #MatthewTheApostle #JesusCallsSinners #Pharisees #TaxCollectors #TableFellowship #ForgivenessOfSins #ScandalOfGrace #MercyNotSacrifice #BiblicalHistory #GospelOfMatthew #JesusChrist #SalvationForAll #Discipleship
Matthew and the Pharisees
Sixty-Second in a series of posts on Bible Stories
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September 7, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Matthew the Tax Collector
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Matthew the Tax Collector
How Jesus turned fishermen into heralds of the kingdom—and revealed their new vocation through a miracle.
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August 26, 2026 at 1:40 PM
I've known this for a while, but now with such a clear illustration from the past few hours it's worth pointing out: Trump and all who support him hate Jesus Christ, and they hate the idea of Christianity. Christian Nationalists of the US and the world over are evil. #MercyNotSacrifice
January 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I've known this for a while, but now with such a clear illustration from the past few hours it's worth pointing out: Trump and all who support him hate Jesus Christ, and they hate the idea of Christianity. Christian Nationalists of the US and the world over are evil. #MercyNotSacrifice
