2009-09-20T19:13:49-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/physician/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%209:12&version=NIV 2009-09-20T19:13:49-05:00 Jesus compares himself to a doctor sent to heal the sick. It would make no sense, he points out, if the doctor spent all of his time tending to people who were already healthy--hence Jesus' frequent visits with the "spiritually unclean" corners of society.