1 Corinthians 5:6, "Your glorying is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump?"
Your glorying is not good: Again, the Corinthian Christians were proud and pleased to be ignoring this man's notorious sin!
A little leaven leavens the whole lump: The leaven mentioned isn't merely yeast, but a pinch of dough left over from the previous batch, as in the making of sourdough bread. This is how bread was commonly leavened in the ancient world, and little pinch of dough from the old lump could make a whole new lump of dough rise and "puff up" - so the work of leaven was thought to be an illustration of the work of sin and pride. The presence of a little can corrupt a large amount.
Dear God, let me glory only in You!!
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