Daniel Bediako
Daniel Bediako, PhD, is vice-chancellor of Valley View University, Accra, Ghana.
Implications of 1 Corinthians 5:5 for church discipline
First Corinthians 5:5 is fraught with both exegetical and theological difficulties.1 How is the church to "deliver" the incestuous man to Satan? What does "destruction of the flesh" mean? What about the salvation of the "spirit" in the day of the Lord? What implications does this text have regarding church discipline? Our discussion will focus on three areas.