Because of this, God sends them a working of error, that they should believe a lie;
The case of incest in 1 Corinthians 5 is an example of a person who rejected the truth, and speaking of him Paul says, "To deliver such a one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus" (1 Corinthians 5:5). Paul also speaks of others who rejected the truth. Writing to Timothy about two former faithful Christians, he says: "Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme" (1 Timothy 1:20).