Did Paul say the man in 1 Corinthians 5 who was handed over to Satan lost his salvation?
No, Paul does not put this man lost again. He was a saved individual and member of the congregation, disciplined so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. He was in dire straits over gross immorality, and the church was just as guilty for doing nothing.
Les explains that the man was a saved individual in the congregation, not put lost again. The purpose of the action was that his spirit might be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. He was in dire straits because he was living in gross immorality, but the church was just as guilty because they were doing nothing about it. Les then points to II Corinthians 2:6-7, where Paul says the punishment inflicted by the majority was sufficient, and they should rather forgive him and confirm their love toward him, lest he be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow. Les notes this is not the attitude most would take, but it is what believers are supposed to do.
To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
More Questions
Did Paul consider the man in 1 Corinthians 5 lost again after delivering him to Satan?
Paul does not put the immoral man of 1 Corinthians 5 back into a lost condition — he is simply in dire straits because he is living in gross immorality.
Why is a believer handed over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh in 1 Corinthians 5?
The purpose of the destruction of the flesh is that the spirit of the individual may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
Why is a person delivered to Satan in 1 Corinthians 5:5?
The purpose of delivering such a one to Satan in 1 Corinthians 5:5 is for the destruction of the flesh, not the soul and spirit.
What did Paul mean by delivering the immoral man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh?
Paul, though absent in body but present in spirit, had already judged the offender, so that when gathered together in the name and power of the Lord Jesus Christ, such a one would be delivered unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh — not the soul — meaning physical death if the man would not straighten up.