Bill Johnson quotes Galatians 1 anathema to condemn anyone who teaches that sickness can be God's will — including Paul's thorn in the flesh interpretations

Johnson plays a video where he invokes Galatians 1:8-9 ('if anyone preaches a different gospel, let him be anathema') against those who teach that God might allow or cause sickness. He says: 'I refuse to create a theology that allows for sickness.' He applies the anathema specifically to interpretations of Paul's thorn in the flesh as a physical ailment. Mike responds that the thorn in the flesh is clearly described as a physical ailment in context, and that teaching this does not constitute a false gospel — but Johnson has framed it that way. Mike finds this to be a serious theological misstep but does not conclude it means Johnson is unsaved.