{"id":44454,"date":"2020-03-05T22:03:01","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T19:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/?p=44454"},"modified":"2025-05-06T19:30:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T16:30:53","slug":"destroy-this-temple-and-in-three-days-i-will-raise-it-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/en\/2020\/03\/05\/destroy-this-temple-and-in-three-days-i-will-raise-it-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Destroy This Temple, and in Three Days I Will Raise It Up\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Introduction<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Jesus often taught spiritual truths using metaphors, parables, and real-life settings. These teachings were designed to reveal deeper meanings to those willing to seek understanding, and to conceal truth from those who were hardened or indifferent (see Matthew 13:10\u201313<\/em>).<\/p>\n

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1. Jesus\u2019 Teaching Method: Spiritual Through the Physical<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Jesus used physical needs or objects as a gateway to spiritual lessons.<\/p>\n

Example: The Bread and the Yeast<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In Mark 8:13\u201321 (NKJV)<\/em>, the disciples forgot to bring bread. Jesus told them:<\/p>\n

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\u201cTake heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.\u201d (v.15)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The disciples misunderstood, thinking He was referring to literal bread. Jesus rebuked them:<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhy do you reason because you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive nor understand? Is your heart still hardened?\u201d (v.17)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Theological insight:<\/strong>
“Leaven” (yeast) in Scripture often symbolizes corruption or false teaching (see 1 Corinthians 5:6-8<\/em>, Galatians 5:9<\/em>). Jesus wasn\u2019t concerned with bread but warned of spiritual contamination through false doctrine.<\/p>\n

They learned:<\/p>\n