2 Corinthians 2:10
To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ; To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ;
The verse recognizes the church's authority to forgive a person who sinned against it and then truly repented after discipline, welcoming that person back into fellowship with love. The church was free to forgive and restore the repentant sinner, and Paul would affirm that action on Christ's behalf. Forgiveness among believers is to be mutual, so when fellow workers confess their wrongs and seek to correct them, they are to be pardoned and met with kindness, sympathy, and love rather than judgment or coldness. The apostle joins the church's forgiveness, affirming it as Christ's representative and for the good and sake of the church.
Forgiving in this way keeps Satan from gaining an advantage over the church, because his schemes and devices are understood. Refusing this course and instead finding fault with every minister, carrying lies from house to house and place to place, and uniting with the apostate in accusing fellow believers serves God's enemy and repeats on a small scale the working of the great rebel in the first rebellion in heaven.
Claiming inspiration by the Holy Spirit while speaking falsehood and accusation shows the same kind of inspiration as Lucifer had in his rebellion, since the Holy Spirit never leads anyone to act contrary to the Word, which binds believers to steadfast principle. Taking the first step into accusing fellow believers is dangerous ground that insults the Holy Spirit and puts the accuser beyond recovery.