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The Corinthian letters are among the longest of Paul’s writings. These books focus on the manifestation of divine truth, Paul’s visits and relationship with the church, and problems of morality—and their deeper spiritual problems. John G. Butler’s commentary is an important reminder that the letters to the Corinthians are important for the church today. The verse-by-verse exposition in an...

balances our blessings with burdens lest we become prideful because of the blessing. God would send these burdens with our blessings so we do not get overly excited and exuberant because of our blessings and then sin. If blessings cause us to sin, we are guilty of turning a blessing into a bane. • The pain in the thorn. “A thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me” (II Corinthians 12:7). The thorn in this case was a physical problem and pain. Many guesses have been made regarding what
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