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Don't Have Too Many Moments To Waste On Worldly Sorrow
Soren in developing his Upbuilding Discourse on Paul's "Thorn in the Flesh" reminds us, his readers, that we "Don't Have Too Many Moments To Waste On Worldly Sorrow."
In light of eternity, they are brief and passing.
The Apostle Paul is seen by many as a deluded impostor who had a selfish and egotistical scheme to create a new religion based on the teachings of an executed rabbi from Nazareth. A backwater town. Which resulted in the Apostle Paul enduring hardships like his Lord. Sounds like a bad deal unless it is actually true.
The thorn in the flesh seems particularly harrowing and painful…
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