Category: Philemon
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The Rough Edges
Philemon 8-9 “Though I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do what is required, yet for love’s sake I prefer to appeal to you—I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner also for Christ Jesus” In the verses above we see the apostle Paul making an appeal to Philemon to do something that…
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To Know as We are Known
Philemon 4-7 “I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers . . .For I have derived much joy and comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you.” Heaven will be wonderful place. One of the reasons for this is the full and wonderful understanding…
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Koinonia
Philemon 6 “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.” In the verse above Paul talks to Philemon and the rest of the church that met in his house about “the sharing of your faith.” The…
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The Practice of Encouragement
Philemon 4-5 “I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers, because I hear of your love and of the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints” One of the things that the Scriptures call believers to do in their relationships with other believers is to “encourage one…
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The Relationships of the Redeemed
Philemon 1-3 “Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker and Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier, and the church in your house: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” One of the things membership in the family of God does to a person…
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Prisoner for Christ
Philemon 1 “Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus.” The words above were written by Paul from a Roman prison. Yet, he didn’t see himself as a prisoner of Rome so much as “a prisoner for Christ Jesus.” He was a prisoner for Christ Jesus in the sense that he was in this situation because of his…
To Encourage You 