4When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus and I am with you in spirit, and the power of our Lord Jesus is present, 5hand this man over to Satan, so that the sinful nature may be destroyed and his spirit saved on the day of the Lord.
- 1 Corinthians 5:4-5
Paul instructs the Corinthians to "hand over to Satan" the man who is guilty of immorality so that "his spirit [may be] saved on the day of the Lord". The handing over bit I can sort of understand, but how does it lead to the man's spirit being saved? Perhaps because he will then recognise his sin for what it is?
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