Paul's thorn in his side?

Question

what was he referring to?

Answer 1

Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh
Paul’s "thorn" has been used by Satan to convince Christians that it may sometimes be Gods will for even a faithful servant like Paul to be sick.

Satan convinces us through religious tradition that Paul’s "thorn in the flesh" was a sickness that God refused to take from Paul.

Many theologians have made suggestions of what Paul’s "thorn" could be. Most believe it was ( at the least ) partial blindness.

While it is true that Paul was, for a time, blind; we are also told when and by what means he was healed.

Christians have failed to study the Word of God for themselves. They have believed what they were told "the Bible says", rather than reading it for themselves. and asking God to reveal His Word, and His Will to them.

Misinterpretation has left us feeling unworthy to hope and trust God to heal us.

Forget what tradition teaches for a moment, and lets examine what Paul’s affliction actually was, and whether or not God delivered him from it.

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Answer 3

Documents now held by the Catholic Church in Rome, brought from Athens scribes mentions that the prisoner was losing his eyesight. Since Paul's communication with the churches was written by letter, and he was eventually segregated from visitors, his "thorn" is said to be that he would be unable to communicate unless by some miracle he was released from prison.

Answer 4

We are never told in the Bible. Some conjecture that because he was made blind on the way to persecute Christians that when he was given his sight back that it wasn't quite right after that. In truth since the Bible never spells it out if anybody says they know they are lying.

Answer 5

In the chapter before that passage he regrets not being a better speaker. I thought that was what he was referring to, and God told him his Grace was sufficient. A good lesson for all who fear they don’t have what it takes to make a difference.

Answer 6

There's different thinking on this. Some think it was a real physical problem. That he actually had a physical pain. Others think it was a spiritual problem. A temptation that he constantly fought with.

Answer 7

Could have been his trouble with his eyes that was caused by being approached by Jesus on Saul's way to Emeaus to arrest Christian Jews.

Answer 8

He is refering to the fact that God kept sending him one challenge after another to keep him humble.

Answer 9

I believe hew was referring to an illness which was causing him great pain.

Answer 10

He fell into a rose bush