Jesus, all God, came in the form of a man to save us from our own perceptions of self righteousness. What is impossible for us to accomplish He did. For there is no one righteous, no not one. Open your mind, heart and soul to Him who made you from the beginning and who has the means to save you for eternity....praise Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
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.”
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