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“What Was Paul’s Thorn In The Flesh?”

“What Was Paul’s Thorn In The Flesh?”. 2 Corinthians 12:7 - 10. 1. What Was Paul’s Thorn?. Severe earaches/headaches, Tertullian Epilepsy, Klaushner Recurrent Malaria, Ramsey Adversaries of the Word, Chrysostom Fleshly Temptation, Calvin An Inflammation Of The Eye, McGarvey

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“What Was Paul’s Thorn In The Flesh?”

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  1. “What Was Paul’s Thorn In The Flesh?” 2 Corinthians 12:7 - 10

  2. 1. What Was Paul’s Thorn? • Severe earaches/headaches, Tertullian • Epilepsy, Klaushner • Recurrent Malaria, Ramsey • Adversaries of the Word, Chrysostom • Fleshly Temptation, Calvin • An Inflammation Of The Eye, McGarvey • Blasphemous Thoughts Of The Devil, Lightfoot • Stuttering Speech • Poor Eyesight (Galatians 4:13 – 15; 6:11) • Persecution

  3. 2. What Is A Thorn? • (1) Something That Makes Life Difficult For Us (2 Cor. 12:8; Matthew 26:44; Luke 9:23) • (2) A Point Of Weakness In Our Lives (2 Cor. 12:7; Ex. 4:10) • (3) Something That Satan May Bring Into Our Lives (2 Cor. 12:7; Job 1:10) • (4) A Thorn Is Not Necessarily Sin (2 Cor. 12:7 – 8; Isa. 59:1 – 2)

  4. 3. Why Should God Allow Thorns In Our Lives (According To Skeptics)? (1) We Don’t Have Enough Faith (2 Cor. 12:9; Job 13:15) (2) God Wants Us To Suffer (2 Cor. 12:9; John 3:16 – 17) (3) God Can’t Remove Them (2 Cor. 12:7; Job 2:4 – 6; 1 John 4:4)

  5. Why Does God Allow Thorns In Our Lives (According To The Bible)? • (1) They Remind Us Of Our Need For God (2 Cor. 4:8 – 9; 12:7, 9; Psalm 23:4; Matthew 5:3; Psalm 51:12) • (2) They Teach Us The Grace Of God (2 Cor. 12:8 – 9; John 16:33) • (3) They Are Essential To Our Spiritual Growth (2 Cor. 12:10; James 1:2 – 4)

  6. Getting Rid Of The Thorns We Cause Ourselves Decide To Be Baptized Tonight Hear Him (Romans 10:17) Believe Him (Mark 16:16) Repent Of Sins Against Him (Acts 2:38) Confess Him (Acts 8:37) Be Baptized Into Him (John 3:5; Acts 22:16) Live For Him (Galatians 2:20) Decide To Be Restored Tonight Come Back To Him (Matthew 11:28-30) Repent (Acts 8:22) Pray (James 5:16)

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