【林前5:6】你们这自夸是不好的，岂不知一点面酵能使全团发起来吗？【1Cor5:6】Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough?

哥林多教会有人收了自己的继母，这是在外邦人中都没有的，In the Corinthian church, there was a man who had taken his father’s wife—something that did not even occur among the pagans.教会却不以为然，并不哀痛，反而自夸。Yet the church was indifferent. They did not grieve over the sin, but instead were proud.保罗指出：你们这自夸是不好的，岂不知一点面酵能使全团发起来吗？Paul pointed out: “Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough?”爱罪人与恨恶罪，并不矛盾，但人凭着自己常常偏行己路，要么律法主义，无怜悯；要么纵容罪恶…Loving the sinner and hating the sin are not contradictory. But left to themselves, people often stray—falling into either legalism with no mercy, or tolerance that excuses sin…

罪不是静止不动的，而像面酵一样，会发酵、蔓延、扩散。Sin is not static—it behaves like yeast, spreading and multiplying.一点贪心，一个小谎言，一个嘀咕论断…会使我们一步步滑入罪的深坑，失去神的同在，落在咒诅之下。A small act of greed, a white lie, a murmuring judgement—each can slowly lead us deeper into the pit of sin, causing us to lose the presence of God and fall under a curse.亚干没有听从神的命令，私藏了当灭之物，使整个以色列战败。Achan disobeyed God’s command and hid what was to be destroyed; because of this, all of Israel suffered defeat.教会若不竭力除去罪的面酵，甚至会带来毁灭性的后果。If the church does not earnestly remove the yeast of sin, it can lead to devastating consequences.

一点面酵，一个私欲的意念，会带来致命的危险。属灵争战是如此的残酷。A little yeast, a single selfish thought, can bring deadly danger. Spiritual warfare is brutal.因此保罗说，不要容罪在我们必死的身上掌权！That is why Paul said, “Do not let sin reign in your mortal body.”大卫说，愿我口中的言语，心里的意念，在你面前蒙悦纳！David prayed, “May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight.”耶稣在客西马尼园，流泪哀求，竭力祷告，不照自己的意思，只愿父的旨意成就，祂完全得胜，成就了救恩！In Gethsemane, Jesus wept and cried out in prayer, striving with all His being—not seeking His own will, but desiring only the will of the Father. He overcame completely and accomplished salvation.

主啊，求你光照洁净我的心，使我识别并停住心中的私欲和恶念，Lord, shine Your light and cleanse my heart. Help me recognise and stop the desires and evil thoughts that stir within me.快快转向你的真理，不容罪的声音在心中发酵蔓延…Turn me quickly back to Your truth, that I would not let sin take root and spread in my heart…
主啊，求你复兴你的教会——复兴我们里面的圣洁，有恩典，有真理，怜悯接纳罪人，恨恶罪恶，Lord, revive Your church—revive within us true holiness, full of grace and truth. May we have mercy to receive the sinner, and hatred toward sin itself.彼此相劝，彼此代祷，在属灵争战中靠主站立，荣耀你的圣名。Let us encourage one another, intercede for one another, and stand firm in spiritual battle by Your strength, bringing glory to Your holy name.

(付传道Pastor Fu)