NEACU, Ovidiu M.Theological Review / Revista Teologic
Paul shares that to keep himself humble, God has given him a thorn in his flesh. We are not sure what the thorn is or why Paul decides not to go into more detail, but I think we can all relate to having thorns in our lives.
In this audio file I explore a passage of scripture where Paul the apostle tells about a difficulty that drove him to plead to God. He calls it a thorn in his flesh, and he prays for its removal. And then Christ responds – but the response is different than what Paul asked for. Som...
Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh - It is necessary to go on boasting. Though it is not profitable, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord. I
保罗还描述自己虚弱的身体状况是一个障碍,他称之为“肉中刺(a thorn in the flesh)”[林后12:7]。 就“保罗是否在皈依的时刻就理解自己是受到委托将福音传至外邦人”这一问题上也存在争议。在他皈依之前,他认为对教会的暴力迫害表明了对自己宗教的狂热;在他皈依之后,相信犹太人对教会的敌意是有罪的,会招致上...
When Paul entered paradise, he came away with a thorn in [his] flesh (v. 7). Few remarks in Scripture have generated as much scholarly discussion as this one. What exactly happened to Paul is difficult to ascertain. The term skolops denoted something pointed and was used of everything ...
Paul uses the physiology of his weakened body claim a direct connection to Christ and to trump the claims of his hypermasculine "strong" opponents.关键词: Paul thorn in the flesh ancient medicine disability and the New Testament DOI: 10.1080/15228967.2012.731987 ...
I did say I’ve been considering my situation. It hasn’t escaped me that my hoarseness could be considered in the same light as the thorn in the flesh the apostle for whom I’m named wrote about in 2 Corinthians 12. “Each time he said, ‘My grace is all you need. My power wor...
Paul Signac's dazzling, sun-drenched --and exceptional--pointillist Le Port au soleil couchant, Opus 236 (Saint-Tropez) of 1892, illustrated on these pages in February, sold above its estimate to set a world auction record for the artist at 19.8m [pounds sterling]. Art Market His time-...
He certainly is not using the vision itself for ammunition against his opponents: I saw a vision, so I am superior. Rather he is telling the story in order to explain what God has shown him about power in weakness. Paul's Thorn in the Flesh (12:7)...