Mark 2:13

 Mark 2:13 says, And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them. After healing the lame man by telling him his sins were forgiven, Jesus went to the seaside, and taught the multitude that followed Him.  It would be wonderful today if people were so willing to come and learn about Jesus, but it may be that we should be going to where they are and witnessing for Him instead of trying to get them to come to us.  Verse fourteen adds, And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.  Then Jesus saw Levi, or Matthew, a tax collector who was despised by most people, sitting and collecting taxes.  Jesus called Matthew to follow Him.  God does not judge based on how the world may view us, but on the way He does and how we respond to His call.  Verse fifteen states, And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.  Matthew followed Jesus, and Jesus and His other disciples sat down to eat with him and other publicans and sinners.  We need to be careful that we do not become so self-righteous that we refuse to go out in the world and witness to others. Verse sixteen adds, And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?  As usual, the scribes and Pharisees found fault with what Jesus was doing, which was eating and drinking with publicans and sinners.  These were the religious leaders attempting to judge Jesus.  We should never attempt to judge other Christians because of who they may associate with in the world.  We cannot reach the lost without any interaction with them.  Verse seventeen continues, When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. Jesus asked the scribes and Pharisees who needed a physician, those who were well or those who were sick.  Then, He said that He didn't come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. Now, the scribes and Pharisees might have considered themselves to be righteous, but they would have been so wrong.  No one can be made righteous except through faith in Jesus Christ as his or her personal Savior and Lord.