What has happened to our sin problem through forgiveness and salvation?
Through forgiveness and salvation, our sin problem has been removed, and believers are now unleavened before God. This removal rests on the power of Christ’s resurrection, which makes salvation possible; otherwise, Scripture says, we would remain dead in our sins.
Les explains from 1 Corinthians 5:7 that Paul commands believers to purge out the old leaven, a reference to evil and sin, so they may be a new lump, as believers are now unleavened. The sin problem has been removed by virtue of forgiveness and salvation, and believers are to be an unleavened people. Christ is our Passover Lamb, sacrificed for us. Just as Israel had to wait on God’s power for redemption at the Red Sea, the power of our salvation is epitomized, brought to its crescendo, at the resurrection. It is the power of Christ’s resurrection that makes salvation possible; otherwise, Scripture says, we are yet dead in our sins.
Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: