Terms of Endearment (Servants of the Word)
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Terms of Endearment (Servants of the Word)

Philemon 1:1–7  (ID: 3381)

In his letter to Philemon, the apostle Paul wrote with warmth and affection for his dear friend. In fact, as Alistair Begg teaches, a central theme of Philemon is fellowship with Christ. Such fellowship, we discover, does not respect social stratification. All are on equal footing before the Lord. As we pursue and embrace this fellowship, we grow spiritually, even as we show the world that a new way of being is possible.


Greeting

1Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother,

To Philemon our beloved fellow worker 2and Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier, and the church in your house:

3Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Philemon's Love and Faith

4I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers, 5because I hear of your love and of the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints, 6and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ.1 7For I have derived much joy and comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you.

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Scripture taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service.

Alistair Begg
Alistair Begg is Senior Pastor at Parkside Church in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Bible teacher on Truth For Life, which is heard on the radio and online around the world.