Question 11-12

Question 11: Why is it not enough?

Answer: Because we are not worthy of God's showing us His power to help or His goodness.

Romans 7:21-24 "Therefore I find it to be a law, that when I want to do good, evil lies close at hand. For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being, but I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. What a wretched man that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?"

While the saints have within their hearts the splendid glory of God from the third heaven, they must remember that they also have a thorn in their flesh. This thorn in their flesh pricks their hearts, preventing them from seeing the glory of God.


Question 12: What more is needed?


Answer: We must be convinced that God loves us and that He wants to be our Father and Savior.

To overcome the thorn in the flesh, patience and prayer are necessary through the filling of the Holy Spirit. All believers have this thorn in the flesh. To overcome this thorn in the flesh, believers must be filled with the Holy Spirit. The filling of the Holy Spirit is the power of God given to those who pray.

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