It is understandable that Jesus would pursue “quality” people but what about A MESS LIKE ME?
Jesus came to reach two people groups: The INSIDERS and the OUTSIDERS. The insiders were the Jewish people—God’s chosen group to work through to redeem the world—and the outsiders are basically everyone else. In John 3, we read about Jesus speaking to Nicodemus which was an insider and in John 4 we see Jesus GOING OUT OF HIS WAY to purposefully REACH outsiders!
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