Mark 2:13-22, Who did Jesus come for?
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From J.C. Ryle’s “Expository Comments on the Gospels - Mark”
From J.C. Ryle’s “Expository Comments on the Gospels - Mark”
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Mark 2:13-22
Mark 2:13–22 (NASB)
He went out again beside the sea, and all the crowd was coming to him, and he was teaching them. And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him. And as he reclined at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners were reclining with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many who followed him. And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. And people came and said to him, “Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day. No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the patch tears away from it, the new from the old, and a worse tear is made. And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins—and the wine is destroyed, and so are the skins. But new wine is for fresh wineskins.”
Rules: Cell phones, questions and comments (be brief), stay on track, be respectful
Rules: Cell phones, questions and comments (be brief), stay on track, be respectful
Review: John, Jesus, Preaching, Teaching, Healing, and Saving
Review: John, Jesus, Preaching, Teaching, Healing, and Saving
The beginning of Jesus Ministry, His ordination and trial
Preaching and healing
Forgiveness and saving
Introduction: Levi/Matthew, Christ’s call, the Great Physician, Old things are passed away
Introduction: Levi/Matthew, Christ’s call, the Great Physician, Old things are passed away
Levi is another name for Matthew,
Apostle and evangelist
This is his story
Christ’s Call - Mark 2:13-14
Christ’s Call - Mark 2:13-14
Mark 2:13–14 (NASB)
He went out again beside the sea, and all the crowd was coming to him, and he was teaching them. And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him.
Christ’s call is irresistible
Arose and followed, without question
Went from being a tax collector to an apostle, wrote the first book of the NT
First important truth: if Jesus does not call us, we cannot be saved
We are helpless, mired in sin, fixated on our stuff and the world, blind to our condition
To turn to Christ, God must speak to our hearts first, to open our eyes to our condition
To be children of God, we must be called of God
It is wonderful that God entrusts this calling to such a loving, wonderful saviour as Christ
Jesus call cannot be resisted, but
He acts with real mercy
Often calls those farthest from Him
Calls with power, enables us to break our sinful habits
Christ can soften the hardest heart
the voice of the Lord is mighty in operation
It is a real privilege to have our hearts opened to Christ, we are truly blessed
Lesson: We should never give up on anyone’s salvation
The one who called Levi is still working
Miracles still happen
Love of money is powerful, but Christ is more so
Matthew’s heart was hardened by money and greed but Christ got through
We must pray for others
The Great Physician - Mark 2:15-17
The Great Physician - Mark 2:15-17
Mark 2:15–17 (NASB)
And as he reclined at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners were reclining with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many who followed him. And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”
Eating and drinking with tax collectors and sinners - Pharisees found fault
“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.”
Jesus did not come into the world to be just a king, a teacher and an example
Medicine and rules are fine for those who are not dying
Those who are dying need a doctor
Rules helped Adam until he contracted the sin disease, then he needed a healer
Sinners need healing first, then we can deal with rules
Jesus came to us to be both a physician and a teacher
Saw we were sick of the deadly sin disease and dying daily
Saw we were destined for Hell
Came to give health, cure the dying, heal the broken-hearted, give strength to the weak
No sinner is too far gone for Him
He is glorified by healing the most difficult cases
He has perfect skill, loving tenderness, great experience
None like Him
Lesson: Do we understand this special office of Christ?
Have we experience with sin, guilt, hopelessness?
Have we turned to Christ for help, for relief?
We can’t be right with God until we do.
Feeling our sins and sickness - the beginning of real Christianity
We can rejoice when we realize our sinful condition because then we can seek the healer.
Christ is the Doctor we require, we need to turn to Him without delay
Old things are passed away - Mark 2:18-22
Old things are passed away - Mark 2:18-22
Mark 2:18–22 (NASB)
Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. And people came and said to him, “Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day. No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the patch tears away from it, the new from the old, and a worse tear is made. And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins—and the wine is destroyed, and so are the skins. But new wine is for fresh wineskins.”
In religion, can’t mix old and new - things that fundamentally differ.
New American Standard Bible: 1995 update. (1995). (Mk 2:21–22). La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.
These are a parable, an example - addressing the Pharisees question “Why do John’s disciples fast, but yours don’t?”
Fasting was appropriate for John’s disciples
Transition for OT to NT
John was the bridegroom’s friend
John’s ministry is coming to an end as Jesus’ ascends
Fasting not appropriate for Jesus disciples
Rejoice at coming of Messiah
Reconciliation and redemption - Jesus is the bridegroom - marriage of the Lamb
New covenant/Gospel
Fasting would be appropriate later, after Jesus death and resurrection
Important Lesson - don’t mix things that differ
Christianity is not Judaism (Galatians)
Christianity, greek philosophy and paganism don’t mix
Modern day - service of Christ to service of the world
Godly and ungodly
New wine with old wineskins
No man can serve two masters - New wine must be put in new skins
Bringing it home
Bringing it home
The call of Jesus - its loving, gentle, sweet, irresistible and necessary - pray for it if you haven’t experienced it.
Jesus, not just a king and judge, but a healer and teacher
Mixing things that cant be mixed - oil and water, new wine and old skins, old religion and Christianity, Christianity and paganism
Prayer
Prayer
Discussion and Questions
Discussion and Questions