Handing Over to Satan: Discipline and Restoration in the Church. Few passages in Scripture sound as severe as Paul’s command in 1 Corinthians 5:5: “Then you must throw this man out and hand him over to Satan so that his sinful nature will be destroyed and he himself will be saved on the day the Lord returns.” To modern ears, this sounds harsh, even cruel. But Paul’s intent was neither vindictive nor careless.

Repentance: The Forgotten Command of the Gospel. In modern evangelical vocabulary, repentance has been quietly sidelined. While "faith," "grace," and "blessing" dominate contemporary Christian language, repentance—once foundational to Gospel preaching—is often diluted or discarded altogether. Yet, Scripture places repentance at the very threshold of salvation. The Gospel begins with it, the apostles proclaimed it, and the final chapters of Revelation demand it.