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Podcast: Open the Bible UK Daily
Episode: Why Jesus Calls Sinners
Description: “Follow me.” LUKE 5:27
Why would Jesus choose a man like Levi to be His disciple? As a tax collector, Levi had baggage. Wasn’t it obvious that a man like this, who was known for his corruption and collaboration with Rome, would be a liability?
The Pharisees grumbled, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” (Luke 5:30). The disciples were probably asking the same question. “Jesus, why don’t you stick with fishermen like us? We may not have a fancy education like Levi, but at least we are known to be hardworking people who ear...