<p>16:22 <i>If anyone loves not the Lord, let him be accursed. Maranatha</i>- Those who departed from the faith didn&rsquo;t just drift away; they were formally pronounced <i>anathema </i>(&quot;accursed&quot;), delivered unto the satan of this world. Perhaps Paul had in view those in the church who claimed they had Spirit gift revelation to pronounce Jesus accursed (Gk.<i> anathema</i>, 1 Cor. 12:3).Those who said this of the Lord would themselves be accursed. The appeal for the Lord to come, &quot;Maranatha&quot;, follows straight on. It is a willing of the Lord's judgment to come, just as David in the Psalms was eager for judgment day to come and resolve all issues of apostasy amongst God's people. &quot;Anathema&quot; was a synagogue term for total excommunication. Yet Paul was very open to fellowship with all at Corinth despite their apostasy. So I suggest he is saying that those who were in the church but didn't love the Lord would be anathema, &quot;accursed&quot;, when the Lord returns; and the Corinthians were not to follow the synagogue pattern of labelling some as <i>anathema </i>according to their own judgment. &quot;Maranatha&quot; was likely a watch word used amongst the believers when parting with each other. They greeted with a &quot;holy kiss&quot;, and parted with the term &quot;Maranatha&quot;, a longing for the Lord's coming.&nbsp;</p>