Temporal Judgment and the Church: Paul's Remedial Agenda in 1 Corinthians

With meticulous exegetical skill and impeccable scholarship, Keith Krell has made a consistent review of those passages in 1 Corinthians that most interpreters would just as soon pass over quickly - the judgment passages. What does “God will destroy that person” mean (3:17b)? What does “hand over to Satan” mean (5:5)? And what does “Let him be anathema” mean (16:22)? Dr. Krell shows that each of these passages (and others like them) does not warn God’s saved people that they can be eternally lost; rather, they serve as a stern but positive warning to the church to take their faith and Christian living seriously. Every pastor who is concerned about the discipleship and discipline of his flock should read this book. - Dr. Verlyn D. Verbrugge Senior Editor at Large, Zondervan Academic