Dealing With Sin In The Church Part 6 (Process, individual realm)

INTRO: We have been considering the topic of dealing with sin in the church. At present we are working our way through the matter of dealing with sin in individuals. We are looking at two areas of problems: serious sins and sins not quite so serious. In the area of serious sins we have been considering 1 Corinthians 5, where a man took his step mother to wife. Such a person, we were instructed in this passage was to be dealt with immediately. The passage tells us who is to deal with it and it was the Corinthian church, that is the members of this body of believers. They were instructed on what to do. They were to deliver this person to Satan. This action was to be done in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, indicating the authority behind the action and the approval of that authority. Furthermore, this action was to be taken in a meeting of the church. At this time they were to hand this person over to Satan.

Now we ended our last message with this question: If Satan hates God and a Christian belongs to God, not Satan, why would God instruct to deliver this person back to Satan? And so in your outlines you will come to the point titled: Why?