bcbsr Posted August 22, 2019 Group: Senior Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 415 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 606 Content Per Day: 0.18 Reputation: 353 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/23/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted August 22, 2019 The Parable of The Leaven Matt 13:33; Lk 13:20,21 Luke 13:20,210 Again he said, "To what shall I compare the Kingdom of God? It is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened." (web) Discussion Questions Why do people add yeast to dough, what effect does it have? Is more bread created? What does the yeast represent? The Dough? The Woman? How could you purge out the yeast? What is the application? Comments This is yet another parable dealing with nominalism in the visible Church, being composed of both false and true believers. "Yeast" or "Leaven" almost always has a negative connotation in the Bible. Jesus said, "Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees" Luke 12:1. And Paul writes: "Your boasting is not good. Don't you know that a little yeast works through the whole batch of dough? Get rid of the old yeast that you may be a new batch without yeast-- as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. Therefore let us keep the Festival, not with the old yeast, the yeast of malice and wickedness, but with bread without yeast, the bread of sincerity and truth." 1Cor 5:6-8 And he speaks similarly in the book of Galatians warning of the doctrine of the cult of the circumcision saying, "A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough." Gal 5:9 So from these passages we can clearly see the apostle's understanding of Jesus' parable. There are those who think and even preach that Jesus was using a positive connotation. They think that Jesus was saying that He is the yeast that makes the dough rise. But they are mistaken. The woman represents the devil. False teachings and false brethren (Gal 2:4) make for a bloated church full of hot air - a church with a yeast infection. There once was some dough without any leaven Just like the bread that came down from heaven But then a woman added yeast to the dough False teachings and malice made it grow Being bloated with pride and full of hot air So when you see such yeast, beware For sincerity and truth is the bread without yeast And so with such bread let us keep the feast The Berean Christian Bible Study Resources Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis1209 Posted August 22, 2019 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 18 Topic Count: 347 Topics Per Day: 0.13 Content Count: 7,460 Content Per Day: 2.70 Reputation: 5,372 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/27/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted August 22, 2019 43 minutes ago, bcbsr said: The Parable of The Leaven Matt 13:33; Lk 13:20,21 Luke 13:20,210 Again he said, "To what shall I compare the Kingdom of God? It is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened." (web) Discussion Questions Why do people add yeast to dough, what effect does it have? Is more bread created? What does the yeast represent? The Dough? The Woman? How could you purge out the yeast? What is the application? Comments This is yet another parable dealing with nominalism in the visible Church, being composed of both false and true believers. "Yeast" or "Leaven" almost always has a negative connotation in the Bible. Jesus said, "Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees" Luke 12:1. And Paul writes: "Your boasting is not good. Don't you know that a little yeast works through the whole batch of dough? Get rid of the old yeast that you may be a new batch without yeast-- as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. Therefore let us keep the Festival, not with the old yeast, the yeast of malice and wickedness, but with bread without yeast, the bread of sincerity and truth." 1Cor 5:6-8 And he speaks similarly in the book of Galatians warning of the doctrine of the cult of the circumcision saying, "A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough." Gal 5:9 So from these passages we can clearly see the apostle's understanding of Jesus' parable. There are those who think and even preach that Jesus was using a positive connotation. They think that Jesus was saying that He is the yeast that makes the dough rise. But they are mistaken. The woman represents the devil. False teachings and false brethren (Gal 2:4) make for a bloated church full of hot air - a church with a yeast infection. There once was some dough without any leaven Just like the bread that came down from heaven But then a woman added yeast to the dough False teachings and malice made it grow Being bloated with pride and full of hot air So when you see such yeast, beware For sincerity and truth is the bread without yeast And so with such bread let us keep the feast The Berean Christian Bible Study Resources Yeah, typically 'leaven' if figurative and represents inflation, swelling up, bloating up, pride and sin. Yeah, the Pharisees were swelled up with pride. In addition to your thoughts; do you suppose some other 'religions' add leaven to the simple Gospel of Salvation by Grace alone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcbsr Posted August 22, 2019 Group: Senior Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 415 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 606 Content Per Day: 0.18 Reputation: 353 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/23/2014 Status: Offline Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 1 minute ago, Dennis1209 said: Yeah, typically 'leaven' if figurative and represents inflation, swelling up, bloating up, pride and sin. Yeah, the Pharisees were swelled up with pride. In addition to your thoughts; do you suppose some other 'religions' add leaven to the simple Gospel of Salvation by Grace alone? Certainly. a great deal of Christianity almost from its inception has been infected with leaven. Even regarding the church at Jerusalem in which was most of the apostles, the group of the Circumcision operated of which Paul said, "This matter arose because some false brothers had infiltrated our ranks to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus and to make us slaves." Gal 2:4 To this day such is the case where a great number of churches have corrupted the gospel of grace with leaven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyn C Posted August 24, 2019 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 30 Topic Count: 266 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 13,197 Content Per Day: 3.49 Reputation: 8,495 Days Won: 12 Joined: 12/21/2013 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/06/1947 Share Posted August 24, 2019 THE PARABLE OF THE LEAVEN. (Matt. 13: 33) Many Christians have been taught to read God`s word as all about themselves. It is not. It is all about the Lord, His character and His purposes for - the Body of Christ, for Israel and for the nations. In this passage, Matthew 13 we see the Lord talking to the people of Israel concerning the promise of God for rulership through them as a nation over the nations of the world. The `kingdom of heaven,` is the rulership from heaven through Israel. Daniel spoke of this time - `the God of heaven will set up a kingdom,` (Dan. 2: 44) This is shortened to `the kingdom (rule) of heaven.` This will be in the millennium when God will rule through Israel over the nations. This is the rulership, (kingdom) that Israel was promised and was looking forward to. Jesus used parables to remind Israel of God`s promises. All the parables point to the type of rulership God will set up and who will be there. The Parable of the Leaven. Here the Lord reminds the people of Israel of their nation`s beginnings with Abraham & Sarah, of God`s miraculous intervention of the promised son. `The kingdom (rule) of heaven is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was leavened.` (Matt. 13: 33) `...Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah and said, :Quickly, make ready three measures of fine meal; knead it and make fine cakes.` (Gen. 18: 6) `The Lord said .....I will certainly return to you according to the time of life, and behold, Sarah your wife shall have a son.” (Gen. 18: 10) `The Lord said......since Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him.` (Gen. 18: 18) The people of Israel should have realised that the Lord was speaking about the 3 heavenly visitors that came to Abraham and told him that his wife would have a son. The 3 cakes, indicates the 3 visitors, and the wonderful news of the coming miraculous son, the early beginnings of their nation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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