Does that usually mean to feed God's people the Word of God, so they grow more fruitful? No! People who say this typically seek to grow the amount of people attending church assemblies.
It does not seem to matter to them that most of these people are not saved, and “leaven” is being put into the “lump.”
Galatians 5:9 KJV
A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.
(Leaven = yeast.)
Unsaved people, even just a few of them, destroy the churches from within. Invisibly and gradually, just as yeast permeates a lump of dough.
The church must grow. However, that growth has to be individual members becoming more and more like Jesus.
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