Beware of Mugabe�s leaven

Thursday, May 21, 2015

In a passage in the New Testament, Jesus warns his disciples to “take heed and be wary of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees”.

Leaven, being an agent to make dough rise, is naturally thought of as a positive ingredient or something to be desired.

Faith leaders explain that by this verse Jesus sought to warn his disciples that while the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees appeared desirable and true, it was in fact noxious.

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