Writing from a Roman prison cell, Paul urged Philemon and his runaway slave Onesimus to be reconciled. Paul wrote with thankfulness and joy because he had been encouraged by stories of Philemon’s faith in Jesus as evidenced by his love for others. Alistair Begg teaches that genuine shared faith in Christ is so deep and transformative that it becomes impossible to remain selfish or unforgiving.
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.
Copyright © 2020, Alistair Begg. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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.
Series: The Road of Reconciliation
Other messages in: The Road of Reconciliation
Anyone redeemed by the Gospel of Jesus Christ has experienced a miracle and has become reconciled to God. But how does this reconciliation between God and man extend to others? How does our faith transform our relationships with our spiritual brothers and sisters, including those who might seem very different from us?
In this tour through the apostle Paul’s epistle to the slave owner Philemon, Alistair Begg shows how Paul encouraged Philemon to put faith into action and be reconciled with his runaway slave, Onesimus. Although the two men came from very different social classes, Paul asked them to do what would otherwise be impossible: to reunite in their new fellowship in the same community of faith. When we follow Paul, Philemon, and Onesimus along the road to reconciliation, we see the transforming power of the Gospel at work for the glory of God.
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Terms of Endearment
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2628 |
Philemon 1:1-7 |
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On the Basis of Love
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2633 |
Philemon 1:8-16 |
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Refresh My Heart
ID: 2635
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2635 |
Philemon 1:17-25 |
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