Featured question: “Paul had a thorn in the flesh that God refused to remove (2 Cor 12:7). Likewise, are there some sickness that God simply may refuse to remove?”
Answer: No. See section 6 of the DHT manual.
This is a very common sacred cow. Ironically, it is more difficult to convince believers with God’s love manifested in healing than unbelievers.
God is always our loving helper, not the mean punisher churchianity tries to depict to use.
2 Cor 12:7—thorn in the flesh. It is always about adversary or resistance, something always trying to stop you. See Numbers 33:55 and Joshua 23:13.
(Note: God did not cause Canaanites to become thorns to the Israelis; He warned the Israelis what the Canaanites would do to them).
It was God who brought Paul up to the Heaven and gave him all the great revelations. It is illogical to think that it was God who put the thorn in Paul’s flesh.
Again, God is not a mean punisher who smashes us for nothing.
2 Cor 12:7 clearly states the thorn given to Paul was a messenger of Satan, which cannot be from God as this would be out of character for God.
In Job, Satan tried to deceive God into attacking Job, but God chose to restrict Satan on how much he could do to Job. God is always beside and behind His righteous people.
2 Cor 12:5-10—Paul talked about nothing but his “astheneia”—it means “without strength,” weakness or infirmity. It does not mean sickness or diseases. If we look at Paul’s journey, we can understand that Paul’s “astheneia” is not sickness; otherwise, Paul would not be able to travel long-distance. Paul was probably physically strong.
Here “astheneia” is probably the sufferings Paul had to go through (beating, imprisonment, shipwreck, robbery, etc.). Paul went through a lot of physical abuse.
“Thorn in the flesh”—In a biblical sense, the phrase “in the flesh” is hardly literal
(i.e., it is not in the physical body).
Note: Paul did not have eye diseases nor poor eyesight. The word translated as “large” in Galatians 5 actually means “grand,” “great,” “significant.” Its meaning has nothing to do with size. The same word is also used in the Epistle of Hebrews to describe to statue of Melchizedek, the high priest.
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Q1: What key points should we include in replying to an individual who has a prayer request?
A: Follow Jesus’s examples by meeting their needs and setting them free. Bring up the faith in the person. Don’t leave the person to struggle; help him/her settle in the truth. Help them recognize there is no difference between you and them if they also have Christ in them. It is important to teach them how to do warfare themselves.
Q2: Without permission from the family, is it dangerous to raise somebody from the dead?
A: Jesus did not ask for permission from anybody before raising the dead. DHTs are supposed to be first responders. We do not think before getting into action.
Q3: How can we explain divine healing to ministers who are sick yet resistant to the truth of healing?
A: Any sickness and death are a tragedy. Have compassion for them. It is a shame that so many ministers have become Pharisees when it comes to healing. They adopt a technique called “cognitive dissidence” so as to comfort themselves. We just need to demonstrate the truth to them.
We don’t want to judge them because they are not our servants. Our experiences must be judged by the scriptures. We know the truth, so we go about and do the word of God. Pray for them in your prayer closet. Don’t’ help the devil bring condemnation to those ministers.
Don’t always look for an example; become one!
JGLM DHT 問答電話會議－2025年8月7日
精選問題：「保羅身上有一根刺，神拒絕將其除去（哥林多後書12:7）。同樣地，神是否可能拒絕除去某些疾病？」
回答：不可能。參閱DHT手冊第六節。
這是一個非常普遍的「聖牛」。諷刺的是，要說服信徒相信神在醫治中所展現的愛，比說服非信徒還要困難。
神永遠是我們慈愛的幫助者，而不是教會所描繪的那個殘酷的懲罰者。
哥林多後書12:7—肉體上的一根刺。這總是與敵人或抵擋有關，是某些總想阻止你的東西。請參閱民數記33:55和約書亞記23:13。
（註：神並沒有讓迦南人成為以色列人的刺；祂是警告以色列人，迦南人會對他們做什麼。）
是神將保羅帶到天上並給了他所有偉大的啟示。認為是神將這根刺放在保羅肉體上是不合邏輯的。
再次強調，神不是一個會無故打擊我們的殘酷懲罰者。
哥林多後書12:7清楚地說明，給保羅的這根刺是撒旦的使者，這不可能是來自神，因為這不符合神的本性。
在約伯記中，撒旦試圖欺騙神去攻擊約伯，但神選擇限制撒旦能對約伯做多少事。神永遠在祂公義的子民身邊和背後。
哥林多後書12:5-10—保羅只談論他的「軟弱」 (astheneia) —它的意思是「沒有力量」、虛弱或弱點。它不意味著疾病或病症。如果我們檢視保羅的旅程，我們會明白保羅的「軟弱」不是疾病；否則，保羅將無法長途旅行。保羅的身體可能很強壯。
在這裡，「軟弱」可能指的是保羅所必須經歷的苦難（毆打、監禁、海難、搶劫等）。保羅經歷了許多身體上的虐待。
「肉體上的一根刺」—在聖經的意義上，「在肉體上」這個詞幾乎不是字面上的意思（也就是說，它不在實際的身體裡）。
註：保羅沒有眼疾，也沒有視力不佳。加拉太書5章中被翻譯為「大」的詞，實際上意思是「宏偉」、「偉大」、「意義重大」。它的意思與大小無關。這個詞也用在希伯來書中，描述大祭司麥基洗德的身分。
Q1：當我們回覆一個有代禱請求的人時，應該包含哪些關鍵點？
答：效法耶穌的榜樣，滿足他們的需求並讓他們得自由。喚起那人內心的信心。不要讓那人獨自掙扎；幫助他／她安穩在真理中。幫助他們認識到，如果他們也有基督在他們裡面，你和他們之間是沒有區別的。教導他們如何自己爭戰是很重要的。
Q2：未經家人允許，使死人復活是否危險？
答：耶穌在使死人復活之前，並沒有向任何人徵求許可。DHT（神聖醫治團隊）應該是第一線的應急人員。我們不應該在行動前先思考。
Q3：我們如何向那些生病但對醫治的真理有所抗拒的傳道人解釋神聖醫治？
答：任何疾病和死亡都是悲劇。對他們要有憐憫之心。可恥的是，這麼多的傳道人在醫治方面變成了法利賽人。他們採用一種稱為「認知失調」的技巧來安慰自己。我們只需要向他們展示真理。
我們不想論斷他們，因為他們不是我們的僕人。我們的經歷必須被聖經審視。我們知道真理，所以我們去行神的道。在你的禱告密室裡為他們禱告。不要幫助魔鬼給這些傳道人帶來定罪。
不要總是尋找榜樣；成為榜樣！
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