1st century Christianity in the 21st century
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The Parable of the Leaven of the Pharisees
In Matthew 16:6, Jesus warned His apostles:
Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.
The disciples misunderstood His warning, thinking He was referring to a forgotten loaf of bread. Of course, Jesus spoke of something spiritual, not physical.
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The Parable of Leaven
Jesus has been teaching about the kingdom of heaven in Matthew 13. We’ve seen the Sower, followed by the Wheat and Tares, and then the Mustard Seed. Now, He uses leaven to illustrate a kingdom characteristic. We read:
The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened. (Matthew 13:33)
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