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A little leaven leavens the whole lump
SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2009
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A little leaven leavens the whole lump.
(Galatians 5:9)
Joe Terrell

Paul uses the natural process of leavening to illustrate the affect that legalism and self-righteousness have on the soul. The Judiaisers who were troubling the church at Galatia were not calling for a complete devotion to the Jewish law. In fact, they were not even calling for a half-hearted effort. They were asking for nothing more than a token acknowledgement of the Law's place in salvation - circumcision. But, left unchecked, even that small bit of the leaven of self-righteousness would eventually cause the whole lump of their gospel to be full of the foul leaven. The smallest particle of the doctrine which says that God's favor may be gained by human righteousness will work its way all through a man's heart, and if left alone, will infect an entire congregation. It has been my experience that self-righteousness is a much greater problem among Christians than immorality. I know of only a few (if any) Christians who live a blatantly immoral lifestyle. But I know many professing Christians that are very self-righteous and legalistic.

Each of us must guard his own heart closely, and, as the Jewish women of old, clean out all the leaven. It is my duty as a preacher of the gospel to guard my listeners from the evil and destructive influences of self-righteous legalism. We are tolerant of a wide diversity of opinions on many things; but, by the grace of God, we shall be completely intolerant of any teaching or practice that tends to supplant the sufficiency of Christ's blood and righteousness as all the believer's hope.

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