1 Corinthians 5:6-7 - Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough? 7 Clean out the old leaven so that you may be a new lump,… NASU
The apostle Paul has been talking to the Corinthians about allowing sin to come into their congregation. One man was being sexually immoral and Paul lets them know to allow this man's behavior to stay within the congregation would be disastrous. He illustrates this by using leaven as an example. During Passover everything that had leaven in it had to be removed from the Israelites house in order for them to celebrate the Passover as prescribed by God. Their houses had to be free from leaven. Leaven is a symbolic name used Biblically for sin. If you let sin remain in your life the end result will be disastrous.
Matt 16:6-8, 11-12 - And Jesus said to them, "Watch out and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees." 7 They began to discuss this among themselves, saying, "He said that because we did not bring any bread." 8 But Jesus, aware of this, said, "You men of little faith, why do you discuss among yourselves that you have no bread?... 11 "How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees." 12 Then they understood that He did not say to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. One must always be ware of the false teachings that permeate our society.
Paul says, "Clean out the old leaven so that you may be a new lump,…" We have a job to do and that is to clean out the old leaven. This again is a reference to the Israelites as they cleaned out their houses preparing for the Passover. No kind of leaven was allowed in their houses for 7 days prior to Passover. The first thing we need to do is identify the temptation that so easily gets us to sin. Once we have identified this temptation and sin we need to do what Paul says, "Clean out the old leaven…." Our house (life) needs to be kept clean and free from leaven. Well, at least I know one thing. We all have something to work on this week. We all have to do some "house cleaning". Think About These: When temptation calls you don't answer. Sin deceives, then defiles and then deadens. By yielding to temptation one may lose in a moment what it took a lifetime to build. Stay Pumped, Gary A. Serago Minister of God's Word
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