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"Be careful," Jesus said to them. "Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees." (Matthew 16:6)
Then they understood that he was not telling them to guard against the yeast used in bread, but against the teachings of the Pharisees and Sadducees." (Matthew 16:12)
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The Jews were required to use unleavened bread (without yeast or any raising agents) for certain feasts such as Passover. Here's the exact reason :
"Do not eat it with bread made with yeast, but for seven days eat unleavened bread, the bread of affliction, because you left Egypt in haste—so that all the days of your life you may remember the time of your departure from Egypt." (Deuteronomy 16:3)

But we have a new meaning for bread now, the bread that breaks and multiplies, the bread of life that is the body of Christ. He broke his own life and gave it to us so that we may have true life. It's the bread of affliction for Jesus, but the bread of life for us.
Jesus has a simple message for his disciples. Be on guard against the false teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees, the religious parties that misunderstood God's law and twisted it for their own personal satisfaction, material benefit, social standing or political agenda. They were posing as righteous and wise and yet they offered false and unhelpful religious teachings. Don't fall for the fake, yeast-ful and puffy bread. Turn instead to the bread of Christ that gives life.

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"Be careful," Jesus said to them. "Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees." (Matthew 16:6)
Then they understood that he was not telling them to guard against the yeast used in bread, but against the teachings of the Pharisees and Sadducees." (Matthew 16:12)
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The Jews were required to use unleavened bread (without yeast or any raising agents) for certain feasts such as Passover. Here's the exact reason :
"Do not eat it with bread made with yeast, but for seven days eat unleavened bread, the bread of affliction, because you left Egypt in haste—so that all the days of your life you may remember the time of your departure from Egypt." (Deuteronomy 16:3)

But we have a new meaning for bread now, the bread that breaks and multiplies, the bread of life that is the body of Christ. He broke his own life and gave it to us so that we may have true life. It's the bread of affliction for Jesus, but the bread of life for us.
Jesus has a simple message for his disciples. Be on guard against the false teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees, the religious parties that misunderstood God's law and twisted it for their own personal satisfaction, material benefit, social standing or political agenda. They were posing as righteous and wise and yet they offered false and unhelpful religious teachings. Don't fall for the fake, yeast-ful and puffy bread. Turn instead to the bread of Christ that gives life.