A Little Leaven Leavens the Whole Lump.

Galatians 5:9. In this context, Paul is addressing a problem in the church of Galatia that became a problem in the other churches he started, which was departing from Christ's freedom to become entangled with a yoke of bondage. Today, i can see clear how this statement was true in the beginning of my new life, just as the Galatians succumbed to the judaizers, i did to some people who wanted to "rule" over me. Unfortunately, this is the problem with most christian churches today, people ruling over other people, when Jesus Christ supposed to be the Lord, the head of the body. Concerning the "little leaven", if we compare it to sin, we see that many times things we consider irrelevant or meaningless (little leaven), are the very things that will lead us to sin and if we don't deal with that sin (repentance), it will become iniquity, separating us from our God: Isaiah 59:2. E.g.: If like me, you enjoy surfing the internet, more than ever, you'll have to be cautious, because most likely you'll see something suggestive (sexual connotation) and if you're not intentional with seeking holiness (sanctification), you'll give way to the lust of the eyes: 1 John 2:16. Right now, there are many "believers" addicted to pornography thinking that there is no way out, the more they try to quit, the worse it gets. There is FREEDOM IN CHRIST, i'm saying that because i've been there and Jesus Christ set me free. as John writes, the lusts of the flesh and eyes and the pride of life were my trademarks (read post "Personal Testimony: New Life"). Our problem today with this "cool christianity" is that we're not taught to "fight" against sin, we don't go to extremes to avoid sinning. Hebrews 12:4. Jesus was clear about that: Matthew 5:29. Of course you're intelligent enough to understand that Jesus is not saying that you should literally pluck you eye and cast it from you, because if you have problem with pornography, pornography is already "rooted" in your heart, but He means that you should turn away from EVERYTHING that leads you to that sin. In practical terms, if surfing the internet leads you to pornography, you should NEVER access the internet when you're alone (accountability) or go to the extreme as to get rid of your internet access (magazines, movies, etc.), probably for you it will mean resist to bloodshed, striving against sin. I spoke about pornography, but it can be any other sin, like GLUTTONY for example. It's kind of funny, but did you ever hear someone admitting to be slave of the sin called GLUTTONY? Did you know that it is sin? Proverbs 23:21; Proverbs 28:7; Titus 1:12. Unfortunately, we believers tend to "categorize" sins, like, homosexuality and drunkenness are horrible but lust and gluttony are not. That's the reason the "church" (religious institution filled with hypocrites) keeps condemning homosexuals and absolving fornicators! We must take heed, otherwise we will fall in the same sin that we are condemning! 1 Corinthians 10:12.