2 Corinthians 11-12: Paul's Thorn in the Flesh

Spoken Gospel

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 28 August 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Paul's "thorn in the flesh" has sparked countless theories about physical ailments and personal struggles, but the answer may be simpler than we think. Seth and David explore Paul's third heaven experience and show how his thorn in the flesh connects to the pattern of Old Testament prophets and God's power being made perfect in weakness.

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0:00.0	So, thorn in the flesh.
0:06.2	Yes.
0:06.7	Is this just an imagery?
0:09.0	It's just a picture.
0:09.8	Is it just a metaphor?
0:11.0	I mean, if I was just to read verse, this verse, whatever the thorn in the flesh is,
0:17.1	it's a messenger of Satan.
0:19.3	Yes.
0:19.7	So that's what I know.
0:21.7	It's like it is something sent by Satan.
0:25.4	Absolutely.
0:26.2	Okay, here we go.
0:27.3	So we've got everything we need to do the easy work now of what's the Thorne?
0:32.0	Welcome to the spoken gospel podcast.
0:34.7	Spoken Gospel is a ministry that's dedicated to speaking the gospel out of every corner of Scripture.
0:40.3	In Luke 24, Jesus told His disciples that every part of the Bible is about Him.
0:45.3	In each episode, hosts David and Seth work through a passage of Scripture to see how it's all about Jesus and his good news.
0:52.3	Let's jump in.
1:13.1	Well, welcome everyone to the spoken gospel podcast.
1:15.7	Thank you so much for taking some time to be with us today.
1:19.5	We're wrapping up our little three-part series on Second Corinthians.
1:20.9	Curiositys and Corinthians. The curiosities of the corrupt Corinthians, the crazy Corinthians.
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