Kingdom Question: Who Is Righteous? | Pastor Jamie Self

Описание: Jesus reveals that true righteousness is not found in self-perception or religious performance, but in repentance and relationship with Him as the divine physician and bridegroom. Through the calling of Levi and the imagery of the feast, garments, and wineskins, Jesus declares that His kingdom is a new, transformative reality that cannot be contained by old religious systems. This new covenant invites the spiritually sick to healing, the outcast to intimacy, and the sinner to celebration through grace alone.

Discussion Questions:
1. In what ways do we, like the Pharisees, sometimes misjudge who is "righteous" or "sick" in spiritual terms?
2. How does Levi’s response to Jesus’ call challenge us in our willingness to leave everything and follow Christ?
3. What does the imagery of the feast teach us about God's grace and the intimacy of His kingdom?
4. How can our community reflect the reality of this “new wine” kingdom rather than trying to fit it into old wineskins?
5. Who around you might need an invitation to the table of grace, and how can you extend that invitation in love?

Scripture References:
Luke 5:27–39 – Jesus calls Levi, dines with sinners, and teaches through parables of garments and wineskins
Isaiah 25:6–8 – A prophetic vision of the great feast and the defeat of death
Isaiah 62:4–5 – The Lord rejoices over His people as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride
Revelation 19:6–9 – The marriage supper of the Lamb and the joy of the redeemed
Romans 12:1 – Offering our bodies as living sacrifices
John 3:3 – The necessity of new birth for entrance into the kingdom
Ephesians 2:8–9 – Salvation by grace through faith, not by works
Hebrews 8:10 – God’s new covenant written on our hearts