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You must be in fellowship prior to your Bible study, so that the spiritual information you receive can become a source, of blessing to your soul and produce spiritual growth. Galatians 5:9 http://www.dailybiblestudy.org
9 A little [mikros] leaven [zume] leaveneth [zumoo] the whole [holos] lump [phurama]. KJV-Interlinear
9 A little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough. NASB
Leaven is a reference to a substance, like yeast, that when applied to a larger quantity, will affect the entire quantity, like flour or dough, making the entire quantity rise. Typically it is used to symbolize evil and the effect that evil has on the whole soul of the individual, or on the whole of society. In short, a little evil can go a long way in causing the decline of the entire soul, as well as the decline of an entire society. Here in Galatians, the idea that one can simply be circumcised and then be saved, is misleading, because one act leads to another act, leads to another act, and so forth, and pretty soon you are caught up in the trap of being burdened by the many requirements of the Mosaic Law. And so, one infraction, leads to another and another and sooner or later, your whole thought process is captured by evil. And this is true with all forms of evil, or non-truth concepts. It is very easy to compromise ones principles because the world tries to make all things relative and all things acceptable. The world promotes the idea of non-victim behavior. Society becomes lax and accepting of alternate lifestyles or alternative principles. And then the principles and norms and standards of society sooner or later become accepting of lifestyles that are prohibited in the Bible, and ideals that are detrimental to society. Likewise, ones behavior can easily be trapped in the conveniences of life, making it easy to ignore or explain away why a person does not have to adhere to Gods mandates. ‘Well, it does not apply to me. It applies to someone else. It doesn’t really mean that. I can get along with God on my own terms. That isn’t really necessary. Someone else can do that. God will just have to accept me the way I am.’ And all of these distortions of what the Bible really teaches are in fact rejections of Gods mandates, disguised in excuses. Gods mandates are seen as inconvenient, while the behaviors that we have become accustomed to are more convenient, and then naturally more acceptable to us. And then of course we can convince ourselves that we do not have to get involved with anything that God expects of us. And the pattern continues, and the soul declines a little bit every day, and society declines a little bit every day, until the whole evil concept becomes the accepted view. The lie becomes the truth. And the truth becomes unreasonable. And it all starts with the idea that just a little piece of evil that just seems so innocent and could not possibly be that bad. But one evil leads to another and all evil eventually ends up in extreme evil, which always results in suffering and loss for the individual as well as society.
Now is the time to post a prayer. End Of Lesson Study to show thyself approved (mature) unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing (studying/discerning), the Word of truth. |
