That's why Jesus hung out with whores and pimps and thieves, because they were the ones that most needed to hear his message.
And here I thought it's because Jesus was a whore, a pimp, and a thief. Nobody likes an overachiever.
Good thing all those boring, overly-serious, mellow-harshing Pharisees and Sadducees were perfectly righteous and didn't need to hear anything about repentance or grace or forgiveness or any of that stuff. It's a sad thing they didn't, because their honesty and earnest listening skills were legendary.
And here I thought it's because Jesus was a whore, a pimp, and a thief. Nobody likes an overachiever.
Good thing all those boring, overly-serious, mellow-harshing Pharisees and Sadducees were perfectly righteous and didn't need to hear anything about repentance or grace or forgiveness or any of that stuff. It's a sad thing they didn't, because their honesty and earnest listening skills were legendary.