I AM A SINFUL MAN 
(Michael R. Baggett)

“...for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance” (Matthew 9:13).

When you read about the Pharisees do you get the impression they think they are “all that and a bag of chips?” The Pharisees criticized Jesus for eating with tax collectors who were known to overtax people for personal gain. When the Pharisees asked why Jesus ate with sinners, Jesus told them “...I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance” (Matthew 9:13). The Pharisees considered themselves righteous, and everyone else sinners. The truth is we are all sinners.