Your Sin Affects Others - I Corinthians 5:1-13

Sermons - Freedom Baptist Church

Sin is destructive and not only affects the sinner, but also those around. In this passage, the church at Corinth was rejoicing in not dealing with a sin in the church, but showing their tolerance of it. The same is happening all around today. We must remember we serve a holy God who has called us to a life of separation from sin. As a church, we are to hold one another accountable. Paul uses the illustration of leaven or yeast. When you make bread, you use a little yeast, yet the entire dough rises; so , it is with sin, a little sin. After a while we no longer view sin the same, but rather become accepting of it. We must realize a little leaven will leaven the whole lump.