While God granted the apostles the power to cure the sick and even raise the dead, he did not consent to remove the “thorn in the flesh ” that plagued the apostle Paul, which may have been a physical malady. ​ — 2 Corinthians 12: 7 - 9; Acts 9: 32 - 41; 1 Corinthians 12: 28.
रोमन सम्राट नीरोने ख्रिस्ताच्या शिष्यांवर अचानक छळ आणला तेव्हा देवाने तो रोखण्यास हस्तक्षेप केला नाही.