1 Corinthians 5:3-5 (Part 24) The Action Needed

Two things that warrant action . . .

• Paul’s judgment

• Christ’s name: 1) Take action on his behalf; 2) It involves corporate action; 3) Do it in cooperation with the power of the Lord Jesus

The nature of the action

• Deliver to Satan

In Chapter 5 he tells them 4 things to do: 1) Be taken from you, v. 2; 2) Deliver to Satan, v. 5; 3) Do not keep company or even eat with him, v. 11; 4) Put away, v. 13

These actions are one action stated 4 ways.

You are to discipline this man—that is . . .

• Remove him

• Deliver him to Satan

• Do not eat with him

• Remove him out of your midst

Implications

• You are either in the church or in the realm of Satan

• The local church should not even imply approval of immorality

• The man set out is restored

The purpose of the action, v. 5

• Immediate—deliver to Satan

• Intermediate—destruction

• Ultimate—salvation

*God disciplines carnality in the physical realm

Ultimate purpose—“Saved,” v. 5

• He is not saying—that his spirit will be saved when he dies

• The idea with “saved” . . . 1) Preservation; 2) Health; 3) Soundness

• Paul wants the pressure of the moment to bring him to the above place.

• Not to have this “guilt” with him when he dies—fix it now

There is a difference in . . .

• The believer dying and then being in the presence of the Lord

• The day of the Lord