1 Corinthians 5:6

Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that. little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?

'Your glorying is not good' -'Your pride in your church is lamentably out of place' (Phi); 'Your boasting is unseemly' (TCNT) 'It is blind and stupid of you to be rejoicing in your teachers and in your spiritual attainments while you are tolerating such shameless sin.' (Erdman p. 65) 'They were so wrapped up in themselves that they tolerated this immorality.' (Willis p. 168) 'Not the act (of boasting), but the subject of boasting; namely, the condition of the Corinthian church.' (Vincent p. 211) 'a church exposed to corruption would do well to sing in. lower key.' (Fee p. 215)

'Know ye not' -'The Corinthians might reply that the offence, however shameful, was the sin of one man and therefore. little thing.' (Gr. Ex. N.T. p. 809)

'a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?' -Like our, 'one bad apple can spoil. whole barrel of them.'

Points to Note:

Sin practiced and tolerated among members threatens to contaminate the whole church. (a) Because toleration can be seen viewed as "we are giving our approval", hence we encourage people to sin. (Romans 1:32) (b) Once one sin is tolerated, others will voice "their rights" to exist in the church. ***Remember this in the homosexual debate. Once homosexuality gains acceptance in the church, pedophiles will (and are) arguing for their "rights" to be fellowshipped.

Paul begins. figure of speech which is based on the Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread.