The Good News Kingdom: The Leaven of the Pharisees

In Matthew 16:5-12 Jesus warns his disciples, and us, about what we should be perceptive and on guard against! His warning may shock and alarm us though. He warns against the one thing that will keep us far from the Kingdom, even though we often think we are close. If we understand this warning, we realize that deep within each of us is a bent towards self-salvation, and only in the good news of grace are we continually liberated from that.