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Philemon
Philemon is a personal letter written to a good friend
by the Apostle Paul in regards to a new brother in Christ, Onesimus
Onesimus was and still is a slave of Philemon
Paul is sending back Onesimus to Philemon
but not just as a slave but a brother
we are looking at the introduction of this epistle
Read Philemon
Pray
Setting The Scene
Philemon was a wealthy man from Colosse
He had slaves
Slaves were the workers of the Roman world
slaves had no rights
the owners had absolute rule over a slave even to crucify them
slaves were the occupation of what was needed
doctors, lawyers, masons, cooks, bakers,
whatever occupation was needed, and whatever the owner could afford
we know Philemon’s home was big enough for the church to meet there
He had a guest bedroom
He owned Onesimus a slave who wanted his freedom
Onesimus escapes and heads to Rome Where by the providence of God, he sees Paul preaching on a street corner
start at the beginning -Creation- before creation there was nothing
in 6 days God created the universe
planets, stars, sun, earth, plants, trees animals, fish, were spoken into existence
but on the 6th day God made a special creation Man
formed him with his hands from the dust of the ground
Breathed into him the breath of life
Man was created in the image of God, special, then Gave him a wife
So the enemy of God, and Man: satan entered into a serpent
So we have inherited the sin nature from Adam
we are born sinful thus deserving Hell
in order to be with God, we need to be as righteous as God
We could not have sinned even once
there is no way for man to be with God
Romans 3:23 (LEB)
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Romans 6:23 (CJB)
For what one earns from sin is death; but eternal life is what one receives as a free gift from God, in union with the Messiah Jesus, our Lord.
there has to be a penalty of death for sin,
But there is Good News
There has to be death for sin, there is no other way
God gives us a free gift of salvation
when we believe God gives us a new life a new family, a new hope
So to close in short
for our salvation
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Onesimus heard the good news and responded to the call
Onesimus became a great help to Paul
Paul taught him the scriptures
taught him how to be a Christian
one day Onesimus made a confession about his past
an escaped slave of Philemon of Colossae
so Paul writes a letter to Philemon, and the church at Colossae
sends the letters with the returning slave and Tychicus
Colossians 4:7–9 (LEB)
Tychicus, my dear brother and faithful servant and fellow slave in the Lord, will make known to you all my circumstances,
whom I have sent to you for this very reason, in order that you may know our circumstances and he may encourage your hearts,
together with Onesimus, my faithful and dear brother, who is one of you.
They will make known to you all the circumstances here.
The Letter
the letter is a very private letter that the Holy Spirit inspired Paul to write
Paul is trying to convince Philemon to forgive and love this slave, who is now his brother
this man who used to be property and now a member of the family
try to bring Philemon to a reconciliation of himself and his runaway slave to be equals in Christ
a thought or practice that was totally foreign, and unheard of
Justice is what is called for and well deserved
but Christ calls us to forgive and love
William Orr
There is no hint in Scripture as to how Philemon received Onesimus.
However, tradition has it that he not only took him back, but, taking Paul's hint, gave Onesimus his freedom.
There is a tradition that Onesimus became a bishop in the Greek city of Berea.
A writer, some years later, makes mention of one named Onesimus as being bishop there in that very city of Berea.
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