The Evil of Self-Complacency
J. Lyth, D. D. 1 Corinthians 5:6-13 Your glorying is not good. Know you not that a little leaven leavens the whole lump?… I. THE SPIRIT CONDEMNED. 1. Self-complacency. 2. Vanity. 3. Pride. II. THE EVIL OF IT. 1. Foolish, man has nothing to glory in. 2. Sinful in itself, often in its occasion. 3. Pernicious, it brings shame, humiliation, ruin. (J. Lyth, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? WEB: Your boasting is not good. Don't you know that a little yeast leavens the whole lump?