Galatians 5:9 "A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump"
Know the truth and obey the truth,"for a little leaven(untruth) corrupts the whole lump. Leaven stands for for evil corruption, fermentation and infection. It takes only a little leaven to permeate and influence the whole lump of dough. So it is with false teachers. One false teacher, can inject his false teaching into the church and it will soon permeate and influence the whole church. If we don't root out the false teachers and clean out the false doctrine, the truth would soon be destroyed. Anything being taught that is not in the bible is not God's revelation, but man's imagination.
This Is dangerous as Jesus Christ would no longer be the focus of attention.The congregation would begin to focus on rituals,ceremonies, and good works instead of Christ.They would begin to try and approach God through their own selfrighteousness and merit, with Jesus Christ being placed on the back burner, and out of sight. His prominence and the absolute necessity of His righteousness and death would be downplayed.This is always the case when false teaching is allowed in the Church,or when the church leadership is lifted higher than the great head of the Church.This is sometimes done unaware, how many times do you refer to the church you attend by the name of your pastor or bishop.We must first know the truth ,to obey the truth.
This Christian life is a race, and Paul told the Galatians that they had been running the race well, having believed in Christ, they had been living for Christ and sharing the good news of Christ. They worshipped and served him with a great zeal.There had been nothing fake about them ,they were not Sunday morning Christians, but someone had stepped in with a false doctrine that begin to hinder their run. But knowing the truth Paul was confident they could overcome and get back on track by turning back to Jesus Christ, the truth of God's word.
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