1 Cor 5:5--hINA clause

T & J Peterson (spedrson@erols.com)
Fri, 21 Feb 1997 13:23:14 -0800

. . . PARADOUNAI TON TOIOUTON TWi SATANAi EIS OLEQRON THS SARKOS,
hINA TO PNEUMA SWQHi EN THi hHMERAi TOU KURIOU. (1 Cor 5:5)

The handing over to Satan has enough of its own problems, and I would
appreciate comment on that aspect, but my real concern is with the hINA
clause. Does it necessarily identify the salvation of the spirit as
contingent upon the act of handing over? Or, to put it another way,
does the action of the assembly in disciplining the sinner directly
affect his salvation? Also, how does the hINA clause relate to the EIS
phrase that precedes it?

Trevor