What does it prove? With a little leaven they become hypocrites. And true to form they even say it themselves but point the finger at someone else, with of course 3 fingers pointing back at them.
*** kc chap. 11 p. 101 par. 11 Kingdom Illustrations ***
Viewing the sorry result of apostasy in Christendom, the “little flock” of Kingdom heirs and their companions today should beware that the “leaven” of false, deceptive teachings is never permitted to contaminate their heartfelt appreciation of the purity and truth of the “word of the kingdom
(Matthew 16:12) . . .Then they grasped that he said to watch out, not for the leaven of the loaves, but for the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
(Luke 12:1) . . .In the meantime, when the crowd had gathered together in so many thousands that they were stepping upon one another, he started out by saying first to his disciples: “Watch out for the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. . .