Jesus tells the Pharisees that He did not come to call the righteous. He came to call sinners. The Pharisees assumed themselves to be righteous already.

It is a Hebrew mode of speaking, and means, "I prefer mercy to sacrifice;" or, "I am more pleased with acts of benevolence and kindness than with a mere ...

Jesus is rebuking and inviting each (very religious) Pharisee to repent and come to Him for spiritual healing.

2 июн. 2008 г. · Jesus calls Matthew to follow him, yet Jesus follows Matthew and the sinners to the table. Meanwhile, the desperate ruler and the suffering woman prevail upon ...

11 июн. 2023 г. · Mercy is grounded in truth, and speaks truth, because in truth, is life and freedom. Therefore, loving one mercifully, is a matter of helping them see and know ...

The meaning is, that God takes more delight and pleasure, either in showing mercy himself to poor miserable sinners; or in acts of mercy, compassion, and ...

Jesus desires the merciful heart, a heart like his. Mercy covers over sin and faults; is sees beyond what a person does to who a person is.

9 янв. 2023 г. · Matthew 9:12–13 Encourages us to follow Jesus' Example So yes, let's be holy at the same time. Jesus was holy.

In saying that He desires mercy and not sacrifice, Jesus is teaching that He prefers it when people practice mercy and not blindly follow ritual. He is not ...

9 июл. 2024 г. · But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice. ' For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance” ( ...