1 Corinthians 5:3-5
1. The determination of Paul
3 For though absent in body, I am present in spirit; and as if present, I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did such a thing. 4 When you are assembled in the name of the Lord Jesus and my spirit is present, with the power of our Lord Jesus, 1 Corinthians 5:3-4 (ESV)
5 For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ. Colossians 2:5 (ESV)
Gathered Church (Context of Discipline):
20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.” Matthew 18:20 (ESV)
19 Do not admit a charge against an elder except on the evidence of two or three witnesses. 20 As for those who persist in sin, rebuke them in the presence of all, so that the rest may stand in fear.
1 Timothy 5:19-20 (ESV)
2. The deliverance to Satan
5 you are to deliver this man to Satan . . . 1 Corinthians 5:5 (ESV)
20 among whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme. 1 Timothy 1:20 (ESV)
5 But stretch out your hand and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse you to your face.” Job 2:5 (ESV)
7 So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. 2 Corinthians 12:7 (ESV)
To be evangelized:
17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. Matthew 18:17 (ESV)
16 Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? 17 If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
1 Corinthians 3:16-17 (ESV)
3. The destruction of the flesh
5 . . . Satan for the destruction of the flesh . . . 1 Corinthians 5:5 (ESV)
Flesh: the person oriented away from God
13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. Romans 8:13 (ESV)
8 If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. Hebrews 12:8 (ESV)
4. The design of discipline
5 . . . so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord. 1 Corinthians 5:5 (ESV)
A lack of salvific assurance for the disciplined individual who professes to follow Christ:
11 But actually, I wrote to you not to associate with any so-called brother if he is an immoral person . . . . 1 Corinthians 5:11 (NASB)