What the Bible says about Sin as Corruption
(From Forerunner Commentary)

1 Corinthians 5:1-6 The Corinthian church's coddling of this perversion gave the people of Corinth the appearance that God's people would allow this sin—a sin even unbelievers would never tolerate! Inside the church it gave the appearance that one could continue in sin and still remain part of the body. The apostle warns them that, just as a pinch of leaven will puff up a whole loaf of bread—or as one rotten apple will corrupt a whole barrel of them—so this sin, if allowed to continue, would ruin the entire church. John O. Reid Abstaining From Evil Related Topics: Corinthian Church | Corruption | Corruption of the Human Heart | Leaven | Leaven as a Type of Sin | Leaven as Analogy | Leaven as Metaphor | Leaven as Symbol | Leavening | Leavening Process | Sin | Sin as Corruption | Sin, Malignant Power of | Sin, tolerating | Tolerance of sin | Tolerating Evil

1 Corinthians 5:6 Just as a little leaven in bread quickly spreads completely through the dough, one "little" sin affects our whole being. As James points out, if we break one commandment, we are guilty of breaking the whole law. One sin begets another unless the chain is broken through repentance. Staff Holy Days: Unleavened Bread Related Topics: Leaven | Leaven as a Type of Sin | Leaven as Analogy | Leaven as Metaphor | Leaven as Symbol | Repentance | Sin | Sin as Cancer | Sin as Corruption | Sin as Leaven | Sin Begets Sin