[redleghunter]

Mark 2:17 And hearing this, Jesus said to them, "It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

Kind of knocks the snot out of your out of context verse.

His statements were not out of context. Your's are. No one is saying we are not to bring the Good News to the sick in spirit. We are to proclaim the Gospel to them. We are not to share in the sinful practices of those who are 'sick.'

[verga]

His statements were not out of context.

Iscool's exact quote from post 76:It's not quite so simple as that...Those things would show us who we should and could not fellowship with...

Jesus associated with sinners to show them the gospel. He ate with the tax collectors and met others where they were. He did not wait for them to come to Him (initially).

Once people heard about Him they came to Him, but at first He went to them.