of giving approval to their conduct.17 The expectation would have been to draw firm boundaries between the righteous and the unrighteous to uphold the law, but Jesus breaks social convention by associating with and eating with them.18 Jesus sees people as created in the image of God, which means they are of great value. He sees their worth and responds to it. Jesus does not expect people to be sinless like he is. Instead, he is willing to meet them where they are. That is what grace is about. It