beware of leaven

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Beware of Leaven


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Beware of Leaven Jesus spoke a parable about beware of the leaven of the

Pharisees and Sadducees (Mat16:5-12). A parable is like ariddle or puzzle to figure out its meaning. This article ispurposed to research biblical scriptures and unravel themystery why Christ said beware of leaven. Apostle Paulhas written that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump(1Cr5:6 Gal3:9). St. Paul has also stated that leaven ishypocrisy (Luk12:1). We purge out the leaven so we may become a new lump for Christ our Passover (1Cr5:7).

Leaven is yeastLeaven is yeast. There are more than 600 differentspecies of yeast. It is a living organism belonging toa group of fungi and multiplies rapidly, especially

when added to ingredients containing sugar. Bakersuse yeast as a leavening agent for bread, for whenadded with the right combination of ingredients, itexpands, causing the dough to rise.

Yeast are fungiCommon fungi include mushrooms, yeasts, and molds.Fungi are a kingdom of eukaryotic organisms meaning theircells have nuclei. Other examples of biological kingdoms

include Plantae, the plants, and Animalia, the animals.


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Leavened BreadLeaven bread means that yeast has been added to

cause a rising reaction. Self-rising meal or flourcontains yeast. In other words the dough swellsup and becomes puffed and fluffy when placedunder correct heat temperature. The opposite istrue with unleavened bread. Plain meal or flourmeans that no yeast has been added. Thus, it isunable to germinate a rising reaction. Instead, itstays flat and brittle when placed under heat. Thetexture of the bread may feel harder or stiffer.

Swollen BodyGlimpse the photo of the girls swollen body. As you can see itspuff up and appears to be very painful. This is not normal becausethe body isnt supposed to be all swollen or puffed up. She knowsthat something has gone out of whack. Her body metabolism isnt

working as it should be. Doctors may or may not have a cure ortreatment to reduce her swelling. The comparison here is it may be

okay for bread to become swollen or puffed up, but it isnt okay when our bodies become that way. Leaven affects our spiritualbody the same way to where it may swell or puff up. We can only

visualize our spiritual bodies through faith of reading Gods word.God is giving us insight into the horrible side effects of leaven.

Mat26:26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it , and brake it , and gave it to thedisciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.


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Spiritual BodyOur spiritual body is transparent but has similar features

as our physical body. Our spiritual body has the potentialto become swollen and puffed up like our physical body.Not only that, but our spiritual body may become, sick poisoned even intoxicated. Our spiritual body needs itsspiritual nourishment or food and spiritual water in orderto quench its thirst. If our spiritual body doesnt receive

what it needs for survival, then it may die like our body. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the food and water of life.

Blind FaithBlind faith in Gods word is the only way to discern our spiritualbody exist. The Bible instructs us to walk by faith and not by sight(2Cr5:7). The world is unable to discern things of the spirit. To the

world seeing is believing. Our spiritual body cant be seen throughx-ray or ultrasound technology. We have to envision in our mind

what our spiritual body may look like and/or how it may feel. It isbest to pray and meditate for God to reveal our spiritual body.

Jesus has sent the Holy Spirit, who is the Comforter to teach us allthings (Jhn14:16, 26, 15:26, 16:7) concerning our spiritual body.

2Cr5:7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)


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Carnal Mind Being Transformed The New Testament is about transforming our carnal mind (Rm7:14, 8:7, 15:27, 1Cr3:1, 3, 4, 9:11,

2Cr10:4, Hbr7:16, 9:10) by the renewing of our spiritual mind. (Rm1:11, Rm12:2, 7:14, 15:27, 1Cr2:13,15, 3:1, 9:11, 10:3, 4, 12:1, 14:1, 12, 37, 15:44, 46, Gal6:1, Eph1:3, 5:19,6:12, Col1:9,3:16, 1Pe2:5).

2Cr5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old

things are passed away;behold, all things arebecome new. Once wehave been born againthrough Christ, then itchanges how we may perceive life from aspiritual, rather thancarnal perspective.

The world looks at pride as being Gods gift to mankind. Yet, there isnt a single biblical scripture thatsupports what the world believes as being true. Christians should put their faith in Gods word. Thetruth is written in black and white plain as the nose on our face. So, why do you still boast about pride?

1Jo2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isnot of the Father, but is of the world.

1Pe5:5 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, allof you be subject one to another,and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.


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Boasting about pride The whole world is boasting about pride. Yet, the world is unaware

that pride is leaven to our human spirit. It is a swollen inflated ego,puff up, pompous, stubborn, rebellious, haughty high minded spirit.God hates pride more than anything else. The Bible says God resistthe proud and gives grace to the humble (1Pe5:5). To boast aboutpride is blaspheming Gods word which is our sacred Book of Truth.Its the same as telling God that he doesnt know what hes talking about. Yet, it is God who created heaven and earth. So, it should beclearly apparent that God has a better idea of whats good or evil. Itis in the Bible plain as day, yet the world still chases after pride.

GratitudeGratitude is the fruit of humility. It means to be grateful,thankful or appreciative for Gods blessings. Raise a child to begrateful. He or she will act obedient to his or her parents andrespectful of authority figures. Rather, than being stubborn orrebellious he or she will listen to instructions and become easily guided. God is able to govern the spirit of a child who is raise

through humility. Satan cant lead him or her to chase aftermischief. Society is a much safer place to live because the childisnt harboring any resentment towards God, family or thecommunity. Instead, he or she is grateful for Gods blessings.

Pro22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.


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Feeding children poisonParents, teachers, preachers and community leaders have

been feeding Gods children poison that pride is good. Kidsdont know any better so they have been gulping poison as if it tastes delicious. The more you feed him or her the greedierhe or she may become. Who do you think God blames forchildren that act disobedient? Well its not the child. Rather,God holds adults accountable who fed the child poison. TheBible says that a tree is known by its own fruit (Luk6:4). Theparents and the community are the tree of life. They haveraised the child from the crib to adulthood. The only thing that a child knows is what he or she has been taught.

Denounce pride vs. Renounce BoastingEach Christian minister should denounce pride as a lie from thepit of hell. When Gods ministers stand up and confess the truthabout pride, then children will come to know that pride is evil. Heor she will begin to renounce boasting about how proud he or shemay be. Satan will begin to lose his power to draw children into

the world chasing after their pride. This is what Jesus meant in hisparable about the wayward son that ran away from home.

Luk15:11 And he said, A certain man had two sons:

Luk15:13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a farcountry, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.


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Why patting on the back feels good?I am going to show you why it feels so good when someone pats you on the back. Look at this photo of

a mother burping her newborn baby. What happened is her baby has swallowed air while nursing.Burping helps to get rid of some of the air that babies tend to swallow sucking milk. With some babies,not being burped frequently and too much swallowed air can leadto spitting up, crankiness, and gassiness. The sensations of mothers burping their newborn is stored in babies DNAchromosomes. A babys mind subconsciously associates goodor bad feelings of burping with patting on the back vs. not being patted on the back. Bad is the sensation a baby remembersfrom not being burped. Good is the sensation of being burped.So what is burping and why does burping work? Air is a form of gas. When air is trapped inside the stomach then it increases the

gas pressure and induces pain. The baby may start to crying orspitting up. At the top of the stomach is a valve. Patting onthe back opens the valve and releases gas. Burping expels thegas from the babys stomach causing him or her to burp orbelch. The brain then dispenses dopamine neurotransmitters intothe bloodstream creating the sensation of pleasure. Babiesgrow up and associate patting on the back as a form of praise. Babies enjoy the feeling of being praised.It is like saying job well done or cheers to you! Proud translates as an emotion of accepting praise. Toshame a child induces conflicting emotions to where he or she may develop emotional problems.

Mat21:16 And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have yenever read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?


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Honoring Service MembersCommunities may host parades to welcome home our soldiers. Patriotic supporters may raise flags,

wave ribbons, toss confetti and hold up banners. The latter serves as our gesture to pat him or her onthe back for a job well done. His or her spirit may become uplifted by our nations show of support.Our Commander in Chief may award medal of honors to soldiers that have demonstrated heroic deedsto be wounded in action on the battlefield. The latter excites a dopamine rush. Americans feel proud.

When youth see how proud we treat our men and women, then it may encourage him or her toenlist. The clich God bless America rings in ourears. But there is a dark side that we may be unableto visualize with our naked eye. Instead, we mustput on faith as our lens to gain introspection. Recallthat the side effect of leaven infects our hypocrisy.

Here we are as a nation boasting about our prideand speaking with the same tongue God Bless America. Our boasting glorifies the flesh. The latterdispleases God. He craves for us to glorify himby extending God our gratitude. He prefers for usto say how grateful we are to our service members.God is then pleased that we were able to show our appreciation of our troops. The reason is Godand Lucifer are at war in the spiritual realm. If Lucifer were able to persuade our troops to become uplifted as he, then Satan is victorious over God.

Isa14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the

ground, which didst weaken the nations!


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Wrestle not against flesh and bloodLucifer has deceived our carnal mind to believe we should wrestle against flesh and blood as if foreign

countries were our enemies. Gods word is instructing us not to wrestle against flesh and blood. Yet, wedisobey Gods word and rambunctiously run to kill off our enemies. The repercussions of wars arehumongous. It destroys the homeland of our enemies. It incites hatred among foreign nations towardsour United States. We appear as the worlds super power bully.

The latter exacerbates the likelihood of greater terrorism. The cost factor of dispatching military troops and arsenals isastronomical. Gods preferred approach to battle our enemiesis to preach the gospel across the four corners of the earth.Ministers ordained by Jesus Christ shall spread his warning to beware of leaven. This is Lucifers Achilles heel. Withoutpride Lucifer is unable to marshal forces to fight his

battle. The United States will discover the miracle working power of Christs gospel. This isnt some type of hocus pocus.God has ordained the gospel to infect our entire world with loveof Jesus Christ so that no one may boast about his or herpride. Mans way is the wrong way, because the carnal mind is blindly following after Lucifer. Gods way is the right way! Our spiritual mind is able to discern matters of the spirit and recognize the directionthat God has ordained for us to follow. Any other way except Gods way shall lead to destruction.

Eph6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, againstthe rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places .


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I am the way truth and the life Jhn14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but

by me. Israels Holy Bible and Islams Holy Koran testify about pride or humility in the same exactmanner. Clerics rule the majority of Islamic regimes.Suicide bombers have been instilled with a high sense of pride. The United States may deploy Jesus Christs warning about leaven to thwart Lucifers power. Our humanspirit hates being lied to especially by clergy leaders

who profess the truth. It exposes his or her hypocrisy.Gods word serves as proof to confess the truth. Confess

whether pride is of God or is it of the world? He or shemust admit the whole truth, otherwise be condemned.Gods diplomacy is full proof. Lucifer is helpless to

defend against the truth. Lucifer has led Gods flock astray into captivity. Gods flock knows the voice of JesusChrist (Psa95:7, Jhn10:3, 4, 16, and 27). In order for God to redeem his flock, then every knee mustbow and confess Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior (Gen41:43, Isa45:23, Rom14:11 and Phil2:10).God will not have it any other way. If any nation attempts to defect away from Gods plan of salvationthrough Jesus Christ, then God has already set in motion for that nation to fall as Rome has fallen. Nonation stands above Gods authority, because it is God who has ordained the powers that be.Rm13:1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers

that be are ordained of God.


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I have a ConfessionPlease make a note to yourself if you have a confession to make. Ask

yourself the question whether you have followed after pride? If the answer is yes, then

you may wish to consider being honest with God, because he already knows our heart. Aproud self- righteous spirit may find it a chore to confess sin. A humble spirit is eager to bow down and confess sin. We cant hide from God no matter how hard we may try.

Jesus has spoken a parable about two men that went to the temple to pray. The first was a Pharisee and the second was a publican. The first man never confessed his sins,instead he exalted himself over the other. The second man humbled himself, confessed his sins and ask for Gods forgiveness (Luk18:10-14).

Rm10:10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.


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Laws of Nature and Natures GodOur forefathers justified their actions on the basis of

"the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God."Determined not to let their Glorious Cause descendinto anarchy, the Founders laid out their case forindependence from England in a Declaration that laidout the reasons that "impelled them to the separation."

They listed a long train of abuses of their rights andtheir liberties. The Founders declared their reasons to"a candid world." Those Founders were enlightenedand scripturally informed patriots. They did not doubtthat there is a law written on the hearts of men.

Whom shall we follow? Whom shall we follow in America is consecrated in ourDeclaration of Independence July 4, 1776 embodied as ourLaws of Nature and Natures God. We follow after liberty. Tothose who are biblical scholars know that Jesus Christ is thespirit of liberty. If the United States were to follow any otherspirit except that of our Lord and Savior, then it would steerour nation away from liberty and charter us on the wrong path towards slavery. The later would defy the sacred intentof Americas Founding Fathers to secure our independence.

2Cr3:17 Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is , there is liberty.


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Letter to the PresidentDear Mr. President:

I am writing this letter to you hoping that you read my article entitled, Beware of Leaven. The Laws of Nature and Natures God have clearly chartered our United States on a path towards liberty. There is a spirit hovering over America that is not the Spirit of Jesus Christ our Lord. The world has perceived our government as a Super Power to police the world of evil. Yet,God has a plan of salvation to infect the world with the love of Jesus Christ.Thus, God has ordained charity.Yet, our White House has infected our nation with pride, contrary to the will of God, and America is no longer following after the Spirit of Christ.

Respectfully submitted,Stanley Green

1Cr13:4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,


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Stanley GreenMy name is Stanley Green. I am the author, Beware of Leaven.

I hope that my message will help many to gain a better insight tounderstanding how being proud has poisoned our spiritual body.God desires for us to renounce boasting about our pride. Wedont put ourselves on a pedestal to be praised. Rather, we aresupposed to set a Christian example of how to walk by faith.Satans aim is to instigate discord in the body of Christ. Every kingdom divided amongst itself cannot stand (Mat12:25 &Luk11:17). After we have accepted Jesus Christ as our Lord andSavior, then we cease having animosity or enmity with eachother. God will then be able to fulfil his plan of salvation.

Serving Two Masters According to the Bible no one can serve two masters. You cant serveGod and mammon (Mat6:24, Luk16:13). Mammon means treasures orriches. Jesus spoke a parable (Mat19:16-21) about one young rich man that

wanted to follow him, but had to give up his riches. The thought of sacrificing his wealth was too much to bear. He turned and walked away.

It takes great courage and strength to serve God, because it means one hasto go against the world. If a person is following after the world then he orshe cant follow after Christ or serve God. It is cut dry and simple. His orher eyes may be focused on mammon and not on the cross. The Biblesays that the love of money is the root of all evil (1Ti6:10).

Mat6:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and wherethieves break through and steal:

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