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Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh

What if God’s answer isn’t escape, but endurance?

Paul’s “thorn in the flesh” wasn’t weakness to be fixed, it was where grace proved strong.

We don’t always get deliverance, but we can always find purpose in the pain.

p.s. I’m building an app to help make deep Bible study simple and accessible for everyone. Would love your thoughts and prayers 🙏 and if you’re curious, the waitlist’s in the bio ❤️

Sources & Further Reading: NKJV Bible, Septuagint (LXX), The Bible Knowledge Commentary: New Testament, New Bible Commentary (21st Century Edition), CSB Study Bible, Craig S. Keener’s NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, Gordon D. Fee’s God’s Empowering Presence, D. A. Carson's From Triumphalism to Maturity: An Exposition of 2 Corinthians 10–13, N. T. Wright’s Paul and the Faithfulness of God, N. T. Wright’s Paul for Everyone: 2 Corinthians, Richard Bauckham's The Climax of Prophecy.

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