2. False conversions deceive a church and hinder love within the body. Paul is worried about just one unrepentant person being left in the membership—a little yeast works through the whole batch of dough, he says (1 Cor. 5:6). What then are the implications for a church body who has not just one but many such persons, even hundreds of them? How does that change a church’s life together? Does it not make the church less loving, forgiving, joyful, and hopeful? And what toll does a large number of