Learning from Paul’s Letter to Philemon: final words
And so today we reach the end of this short letter from Paul to Philemon. Paul has asked what he needed to ask: now it’s up to Philemon to respond. And one thing more:...
Monthly Archive: May 2019
Learning from Paul’s Letter to Philemon: a call to forgiveness
The section we’re focusing on today in Paul’s letter to Philemon could be seen as a study in how to get someone to do the right thing! We saw yesterday how Paul is sending...
Learning from Paul’s Letter to Philemon: the right thing is not often the easy thing
In this personal letter to Philemon, Paul is writing with one clear purpose: to prepare the way for Onesimus to return to Philemon. Everyone involved would have known the back story and known exactly...
Learning from Paul’s Letter to Philemon: useful vs useless
Today, we come to the main purpose of Paul’s letter to Philemon: Onesimus. Therefore, although in Christ I could be bold and order you to do what you ought to do, yet I prefer...
Learning from Paul’s Letter to Philemon: thanksgiving and prayer
Hey there, sorry to have left you hanging! The events of my life overtook me! So a while back, I introduced you to Paul’s letter to Philemon. In that blog, I said we had...
Learning from Paul’s Letter to Philemon: all in this together
Unlike his other letters included in the Bible, Paul wrote this short letter to an individual rather than to a group of believers. This was a personal request from one follower of Jesus to...
