Jesus asks, “Today salvation has come to this house for he, too, is a son of Abraham. The Son of Man has come to seek out and save the lost.”
Luke 19.9-10
Jesus’ final statement in the gospel makes his mission clear: he comes to seek out and save the lost. Jesus draws Zacchaeus, the marginalized tax collector, into the mystery of God’s unconditional love. In response Zacchaeus pledges the almsgiving that marks a true Jew, a son of Abraham—half his possessions to people who are poor. He promises to repay anyone he has defrauded fourfold. Neither the law nor his greed isolate Zacchaeus any longer.
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