Mark 2:17

God so loved His creation that He sent Jesus to sinners to make us realize that in acknowledging our sins and inabilities and asking for forgiveness we are made whole. That moment creates in us the missing link to our mental, physical and spiritual wholeness. Our part is to grasp the meaning of His goodness and let go of the delusion of our own. There is no other way that man can be complete without the One who made him from the beginning to be in relationship with Him. Give it to God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit and let them accomplish their perfect work in you!

In this instance Jesus was speaking tongue-in-cheek when He used the word righteous. None are righteous, though some, such as the Pharisees, fancied themselves as such. Instead, Christ came to call sinners to repentance. Jesus did not condone the activities of sinners, but required repentance—a change of mind that recognizes the need of a Savior and recognizes Jesus Christ as the only Savior.

Mark 2:17        

17 When Jesus heard it, He said to them,  “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”