But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, 'This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.' They saw table fellowship as compromising holiness.
Jesus's response is three parables about recovery—the lost sheep, the lost coin, the lost son. All are found and celebrated. Table fellowship with sinners isn't about validating their sin. It's about enacting recovery, inclusion, celebration of return.
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