<p>5:4- see on 1 Cor. 1:2.</p><p><em>I command you that in the name of our Lord Jesus- </em>This decision was confirmed by the Lord Jesus; for Paul commands it by the Spirit. But it's a dangerous path to assume that this is a pattern for all disfellowships, for we have not received an inspired word from the Lord to excommunicate specific named individuals.</p><p><em>When you are gathered together- </em>The principles of Mt. 18:16,17 concerning dealing with personal offences are applied by Paul writing on the specific command of the Lord Jesus, which we do not have in the cases we deal with to dealing with the moral and doctrinal problems at Corinth (= 2 Cor. 13:1; 1 Cor. 5:4,5,9; 6:1-6). We are all priests, a community of them. This is why Paul writes to whole ecclesias rather than just the elders. 1 Cor. 5:4,5,11 make it clear that discipline was the responsibility of <em>all</em>, &ldquo;the many&rdquo; as Paul put it in 2 Cor., not just the elders. Even in Philippians, where bishops and deacons are specifically mentioned, Paul writes to &ldquo;all the saints&rdquo;.</p><p><em>And my spirit is present with you when you do- </em>See on :3.</p><p><em>With the power of our Lord Jesus</em>- Paul was commanding this course of action with the specific authority of the Lord. We do not have this available to us today when considering specific individuals. Perhaps this is why Paul labours the point- that he is speaking in this case according to a specific Spirit revelation received.</p>