When Jesus called Matthew the tax collector to follow him the Pharisees we very upset and could not believe that Jesus would spend time with sinners and Tax collectors. Jesus replied to them with the following words in Matthew 9:9-13
...."But go and learn what this means: | desire mercy and not sacrifice.'" -Jesus was talking about the inside of their hearts versus the outside, He knew the heart of man. - Then He said "For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance."
The question is, how will we behave towards others when we see them through the eyes of Jesus, what if we see the good, rather than the bad, praise rather than breakdown, love rather than hate etc.....
