The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Mathew 16:6,
"'Be careful,' Jesus said to them [his disciples]. 'Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.'"
Later in verse 12 we learn that Jesus, in the above verse, was warning his disciples to guard themselves against the faulty teachings of the religious leaders of the day, the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Today we have the same concerns. In that there are so many different denominations, sects, -isms and schisms in the body of Christ with conflicting doctrine and teachings, Jesus' words here are as important as ever.
How do we guard ourselves against faulty teachings? In that Jesus used the metaphor of "yeast" for the faulty teachings of the religious leaders of his day, we understand that faulty or false teaching has the inherent ability to grow throughout a group, infecting the group as it grows, just as yeast does in a batch of bread dough.
Paul provides us help here. "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." 2 Timothy 3:16-17.
We can guard ourselves against the yeast of false teaching by studying the Scriptures. Never let anyone (including me!) take you where you have not gone first in the Bible! It is the Bible that has God's stamp of authority. It is the Bible that provides us truthful teaching. It is the Bible we can go to in order to learn of God and the things of God!
The Bible can protect us from the yeast of false teaching. Open it today and discover the truth on all kinds of things!
A blog with my ruminations over the years can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
"'Be careful,' Jesus said to them [his disciples]. 'Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.'"
Later in verse 12 we learn that Jesus, in the above verse, was warning his disciples to guard themselves against the faulty teachings of the religious leaders of the day, the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Today we have the same concerns. In that there are so many different denominations, sects, -isms and schisms in the body of Christ with conflicting doctrine and teachings, Jesus' words here are as important as ever.
How do we guard ourselves against faulty teachings? In that Jesus used the metaphor of "yeast" for the faulty teachings of the religious leaders of his day, we understand that faulty or false teaching has the inherent ability to grow throughout a group, infecting the group as it grows, just as yeast does in a batch of bread dough.
Paul provides us help here. "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." 2 Timothy 3:16-17.
We can guard ourselves against the yeast of false teaching by studying the Scriptures. Never let anyone (including me!) take you where you have not gone first in the Bible! It is the Bible that has God's stamp of authority. It is the Bible that provides us truthful teaching. It is the Bible we can go to in order to learn of God and the things of God!
The Bible can protect us from the yeast of false teaching. Open it today and discover the truth on all kinds of things!
A blog with my ruminations over the years can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
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