In Mark 2:15-17 the scribes criticize Jesus for hanging out with immoral people. Why does Jesus claim the “doctor exception” to the moral principle the scribes accuse him of not following?

Jesus died not only to free us from punishment but also to wash us and make us clean. We are free to walk in this new life, we will want to walk in this new life, and we must walk in this new life. This is sanctification.