Cy-fair Christian Church

There are a few jobs in society that have bad reputations—some for good reasons and some not. The tax collectors in Jesus’s day had a bad reputation for good reason. They were as corrupt as the day is long. They were free to assess the value of goods and could demand a tax higher than what the government required. Talk about a major perk! They got to pocket the difference! Bottom line, tax collectors were among the most hated people of society. They were corrupt. They were traitors.Then in walked Jesus. He invited a tax collector to become one of his apprentices, one of his disciples. The tax collector accepted his invitation and hosted a dinner so his friends could meet Jesus. The Pharisees watched in horror as Jesus mingled with the worst of the worst. I am sure they were thinking, “who does he think he is hanging out with those traitors?!”It is funny how we can see the wrong in someone else far easier than we can see it in ourselves. That was true then and it is true today. The truth is we are all traitors