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NASB | Isaiah 57:1 The righteous man perishes, and no man takes it to heart; And devout men are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous man is taken away from evil, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 57:1 The righteous man perishes [at the hand of evil], and no one takes it to heart; Faithful and devout men are taken away, while no one understands That the righteous person is taken away [to be spared] from disaster and evil. |
Subject: Thorn in the flesh |
Bible Note: Paul tells Timothy: "No longer drink water exclusively, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments." --1 Timothy 5:23 Timothy, who was in many ways Paul's successor, suffered from frequent ailments? How is that possible if he had been taught by Paul that Jesus came so that we would be physically healthy in this life? And why would Paul not just tell him to "claim his healing," rather than prescribing wine? Paul also mentions another illness: "But I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger and minister to my need; because he was longing for you all and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick. For indeed he was sick to the point of death, but God had mercy on him, and not on him only but also on me, so that I would not have sorrow upon sorrow." --Philippians 2:25-27 Now why would Epaphroditus have been sick to the point of death in Paul's presence if Paul knew and taught him that all physical sickness in this life had been taken care of at the Cross, and if Paul could have healed him? he does not rebuke Epaphroditus for his supposed "lack of faith," but rather commends him for his service to the Lord. I know you have not been one to let a little thing like the Bible get in the way of your pre-conceived notions, but I just wanted to point it out for the benefit of everyone else who lets Scripture shape their theology. --Joe! |