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21 | What is the leaven? | Matt 16:6 | bronx hulk | 91205 | ||
Some of the yeast of the Pharisees can be read about in Matt 6. It talks about what the hypocrites do and what you shouldn't do. Matt 23 explains their yeast some more. Sadly to say, we do see this in our time. The leaven doesn't necessarily have to come from the church leaders either. You see gossip spreading into people sowing discord on one another. You see bad examples of christians all the time. I'm sure you have seen many bad examples where you are serving. The bad examples (or "tares" as Christ referred to them) sometimes cause other christians to say, "well if it's ok for so and so to do this, then it's ok for me to do it". This is how it spreads. After some time, the whole church can be involved in mess. Have you ever seen a church flea market or bingo night? There's an example of leaven spreading to the entire church. What did Christ do when He saw the people conducting business in the house of God? He overturned the tables, and said this is a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves! Somewhere along the line, we lost the seriousness of serving God. Instead of the leader of that church saying that a flea market in God's house is not appropriate, they allow it so no one is offended or they justify it for the need to raise funds. Then everyone goes along with it because the church leader said it was OK. The leaven is spread much deeper than you can imagine. Don't be fooled by other's inability to conform to God's standards. I hope I explained this well enough for you. Your question actually needs to be answered in a 2 hour long bible study. It is a very good question. I don't feel that I can explain it well in writing. But I figured I'd give it a shot. Let me know if I helped you at all. | ||||||
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