In 1 Corinthians 5:5 Paul delivers up a believer to Satan “for the extermination of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.” Why did Paul think this was necessary? Wasn’t the “set-your-affections-on-things-above” method good enough for this man? Or was there some compelling
reason to take care of the problem immediately for the benefit of the afflicted saint? Note: Paul is exercising an apostolic gift here, a gift akin to the power required to resurrect the dead. We do not have this “emergency option” available to us today.
So please do not attempt to deliver your spouse up to Satan
