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| | EPISTLE TO PHILEMON - LoveToKnow Article on EPISTLE TO PHILEMON |
 | | PHILEMON, EPISTLE TO, a scripture of the New Testament. | | | After greeting Philemon and his wife, with Archippus (possibly their son) and the Christians who met for worship at Philemon's house (mi. | | | An up-to-date survey of criticism is furnished by Dr J. Bernard in Hastings's Dictionary of the Bible, iv. |
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http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/P/PH/PHILEMON_EPISTLE_TO.htm
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| | The Healthy Constitution of a Blessed Church (1) - long |
| | Philemon is also the one raising up the church in Colossae, and this church is for all the churches. | | | Philemon was probably a wealthy man who had an especially big house with a large hall accommodating a lot of people, so the meetings of the church in Colossae were in his home. | | | This Epistle was written to a church meeting in a home. |
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http://www.clevelandonline.org/English/bible/philemon/philelv1prt.htm
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| | Bible Notes - Philemon |
| | Although it is Paul's briefest epistle, Philemon is a profound revelation of Christ working in the lives of the apostle and those who surrounded him. | | | Although not specifically mentioned in Philemon, the Holy Spirit was active in Paul's ministry and in the life of the church. | | | The close relationship between Paul and Philemon is evident by their mutual prayers (verses 4,22), and by an "open-door" hospitality (v.22). |
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http://www.angelfire.com/sc3/redentormio/Philemon.html
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| | Philemon |
| | It has been supposed that Philemon was an officer in the Colossian church, that Apphia was his wife, and that Archippus was minister of the church. | | | The Apostle Paul was the writer of this epistle as we note in verse 1. | | | The purpose of the letter was to effect a reconciliation between Onesimus and Philemon. |
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http://www.oldpaths.com/Archive/Southern/Paul/1901/philemon.html
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| | For Philemon's love and faith toward Jesus and all the saints B. That the sharing of Philemon's faith might be effective 2. | | | This letter to Philemon is an appeal for him to receive Onesimus now as a brother in Christ, and for him to forgive Onesimus if he had done any wrong (15-21). | | | The epistle ends with a request for lodging in the near future, and with sundry greetings from individuals who were with Paul in Rome (22-25). |
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http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/exeout/EXEOUT17.txt
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| | Kerux...The Online Journal of Biblical Theology |
| | Paul, Timothy, Philemon, Apphia, Archippus—members of the church; Epaphras, Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke—members of the church. | | | Philemon had heard the gospel from Paul and had received the Holy Spirit through the apostle's word—possibly at Colossae (ancient patristic commentators thought it was at Colossae). | | | Like all of Scripture, this epistle is about Christ. |
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http://www.kerux.com/documents/KeruxV6N3A4.asp
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| | Van Manen, "Epistle to Philemon" |
| | The reader is not further advanced in his knowledge when Philemon is named by the tradition of a later age as a presbyter, a bishop, a deacon, or even an apostle, and Onesimus is reputed to have been bishop of Ephesus. | | | Others did not fail to praise this commendatory letter of the apostle on behalf of a runaway slave as a precious gem showing forth Paul's tenderness and love for all his spiritual children, even those who were the least of them if judged by the standard of the world. | | | The continual hearing of Philemon's love and faith towards all the saints (v 5) comes from Eph 1:15; Col 1:4 — The expression hon egennêsa (v 10) from 1 Cor 4:15; cf. |
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http://www.depts.drew.edu/jhc/vanphlm.html
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| | Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible: Philemon |
| | Philemon was Paul's son in the faith, yet he entreats him as a brother; Onesimus a poor slave, yet he solicits for him as if he were seeking some great thing for himself. | | | The persons written to are Philemon and Apphia, and with them Archippus, and the church in Philemon's house. | | | In the first two verses of the preface we have the persons from and to whom it is written, with some annexed note or title, implying somewhat of argument to the purpose of the letter. |
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http://www.awmach.org/RMHC/phm.htm
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| | Bible study Guide: Introduction to the book of Philemon |
| | Philemon was probably a wealthy member of the Church at Colosse. | | | It probably was to be shared with Philemon’s home church, a small group of believers who met in Philemon’s home, as it is also addressed to people other than Philemon. | | | He reminds Philemon that he is an Elder of the Church, a position that gives him authority to make demands of the members. |
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http://ks.essortment.com/philemon_rawr.htm
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| | The Epistle to Philemon - Brian Clatworthy |
| | the epistles to Timothy and Titus, are regarded more as quasi church letters than private letters. | | | At the same time, Paul writes a personal letter to Philemon, which is also delivered by Tychicus who sees to it that Onesimus has a patron when master and slave are reunited. | | | Apphia – Probably the wife of Philemon whom Paul describes as ‘our sister’ – the received text at Philemon 2 has agapete (beloved) but the weight of manuscript evidence supports ladelphe (sister). |
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http://www.preciousseed.org/articles/vol56n4bclatworthy.htm
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| | Epistle to Philemon Did You Mean Epistle to Philemon |
| | The Epistle to Philemon is a book of the Bible in the New Testament. | | | He tactfully addresses Philemon (Luther spoke of 'Holy flattery'), speaking of Philemon's Christian compassion, but at the same time Paul subtly reminds Philemon of his authority over him, and the (spiritual) debt Philemon owes to him. | | | The letter was a cause of debate during the British and later American struggles over the abolition of slavery. |
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http://www.did-you-mean.com/Epistle_to_Philemon.html
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| | The Epistle To Philemon: Community and Social Justice In The Early Church |
| | Paul seems to want Philemon to have a faith that is participating in community so actively that he discovers in a real experiential way all the good that Jesus Christ has placed inside Philemon's heart. | | | If the epistle to Philemon is Scripture, and it is, then the answer must be "Yes". | | | The Epistle To Philemon: Community and Social Justice In The Early Church |
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http://aibi.gospelcom.net/urban/philemon.htm
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| | New Life Apostolic Church - Philemon |
| | Philemon was so committed to Christ that he opened his home to the church. | | | Introduction: The epistle (letter) to Philemon was a private letter written by Paul during his first imprisonment in Rome (A.D. The focus of the letter is to give a proper understanding of the Hebrew fugitive law found in Deuteronomy 23:15, 16. | | | Philemon, as the husband and father, had rooted his family in Christ and led them to serve Christ. |
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http://www.apostolic.edu/newlife/bbstudy/philemon.htm
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| | Paul has prayed for Philemon, thanking God for him (vs. 4, 5) and asking God that Philemon's faith will grow and that his witnessing will be effective (vs. 6). | | | Philemon owned a house large enough for a meeting place for the church. | | | Philemon's devoted Christian faith and service has been inspirational, a source of encouragement and joy to Paul (vs. 7). |
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http://familyministries.gc.adventist.org/Resources/sermon_collection/family-brother_beloved.htm
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| | October 19: Christian Peers |
| | Paul& epistle to Philemon, one of only four one-chapter-books in the New Testament and one of only five in all of Scripture, makes up in message what it lacks in magnitude. | | | Paul& appeal to Philemon in verses 17-18, to "accept" Onesimus back as Philemon would accept Paul and to "charge" any wrong Onesimus had committed to Paul& "account," is perhaps the greatest example in the Bible of the doctrine of imputation. | | | Paul& prayer for Philemon in verse 6 must not be passed over. |
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http://www.floridabaptistwitness.com/1561.article.print
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| | Book of Philemon |
| | Philemon's love and faith had manifested itself, and Paul was giving thanks for it. | | | I. Verse 16 - Onesimus was now both as a fleshly brother and a spiritual brother. | | | J. Verse 17 - Give him the same welcome as you would give me. K. Verse 18 - Perhaps lingering in Philemon's mind - a reason for not receiving Onesimus - is a debt that Onesimus owed. |
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Philemon |
| | Archippus, according to Col., iv, 17, was a minister in the Lord, and held a sacred office in the Church of Colossae or in the neighbouring Church of Laodicaea. | | | In the address of the letter two other Christian converts, Appia and Archippus (Col., iv, 17) are mentioned; it is generally believed that Appia was Philemon's wife and Archippus their son. | | | As Lightfoot (Colossians and Philemon, 383 sq.) says: "If purity of diction be excepted, there will hardly be any difference of opinion in awarding the palm to the Christian apostle". |
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11797b.htm
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| | Philemon |
| | Philemon, John Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament. | | | Paul's Letter to Philemon, verse by verse commentary, Robert Nguyen Cramer, BibleTexts.com. | | | Philemon, Matthew Henry Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1706. |
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http://www.textweek.com/pauline/philemon.htm
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| | ST. PAUL'S Epistle to PHILEMON |
| | Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timotheus a brother, to Philemon the beloved and our fellow laborer, And to the beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellow soldier, and the Church which is in thy house: Grace be unto you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. | | | I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers, (Hearing of thy faith which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and love toward all saints,) That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in you toward Christ Jesus. |
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http://wesley.nnu.edu/john_wesley/wesley_NT/18-Phlm.html
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| | Onesimus was still to be Philemon's slave, but also now his brother, to share their faith and build each other up as brothers "in the flesh" (that is, while still on earth) and on into eternity ("in the Lord"). | | | The heart of the prayer appears in verse 6: he prays "that the fellowship of your faith may become effective through the knowledge of every good thing which is in you for Christ's sake." Although the rest of the passage in important, these words are the prayer, and we must understand them. | | | Paul uses the rest of the epistle to help Philemon see this as an opportunity to build up the body of Christ by expressing that love for Onesimus. |
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http://www.mjyoung.net/bible/philem.htm
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| | Paul commends philemon for all his good Christian conduct and acknowledges that he (Philemon) has love and faith toward all saints. | | | Vs 19 -- Paul reminds Philemon that even his spiritual well being was due to him (Paul). | | | s servants to see others who are refreshed and blessed by the love and faith manifested by a Christian saint such as Philemon. |
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http://home.att.net/~dwheesaved/lessons/philemon
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| | The Epistle to Philemon, New Testament Introduction- Louis Berkhof |
| | This Epistle is rarely quoted by the early church fathers, which is undoubtedly due to its brevity and to its lack of doctrinal contents. | | | The expression "the church in thy house" undoubtedly refers to the Christians of Colossae that gathered in the dwelling of Philemon for worship. | | | This letter is closely related to the Epistle that was sent to the Colossian church. |
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http://www.dabar.org/NewTestament/Berkhof/Epiphile.htm
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| | TITUS & PHILEMON |
| | Apphia seems to be the wife of Philemon and Archippus is their son (v.1ff). | | | This letter was sent to Philemon about AD 62 at the same time that letters were sent to the Colossians and Ephesians (Ph 10, 13; Col.4:7-9; Eph.6:21ff). | | | Onesimus and Tychicus were the bearers of the letter to the Colossians (4:7-9) and Tychicus the bearer of the one to the Ephesians (6:21) while Onesimus bears this letter to Philemon (v.10). |
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http://hiwaay.net/~wgann/walk_nt/titus-ph.htm
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| | NOTES ON ST PAUL'S EPISTLE TO PHILEMON |
| | I pray that the communication of thy faith may become effectual - That is, that thy faith may be effectually communicated to others, who see and acknowledge thy piety and charity. | | | This single epistle infinitely transcends all the wisdom of the world. | | | It seems, Philemon not only pardoned, but gave him his liberty; seeing Ignatius makes mention of him, as succeeding Timotheus at Ephesus. |
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| | 1way2God.net - Philemon (Printer-friendly) |
| | There are none but the most extreme who doubt that the Apostle Paul wrote the letter to Philemon, as the letter claims. | | | Nevertheless, it is clear that the letter was probably written at the same time as the letter to the Colossians. | | | 1-3 Paul and Timothy, to Philemon, Apphia, Archippus and to the church that meets in your home: Grace and peace to you from God and Jesus. |
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| | DTS > Media & Publications > Kindred Spirit Magazine > View Article |
| | Philemon was a believer; he even opened his home to a congregation for Sunday worship. | | | As Paul wrote, Philemon's welcome should be the same as if he were reuniting with the apostle himself. | | | Surely then the two could be rejoined now that they were both in the family of God. |
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http://www.dts.edu/media/kindredspirit/article.aspx?id=180
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| | However, this epistle to Philemon reveals it was the slave owner who was a faithful and loving Christian, while the slave was rebellious toward God in running away. | | | Select and quote one verse from the book of Philemon that shows how Onesimus is a picture of men who need salvation or are saved. | | | Support your statements and conclusions with quotes from the Bible and the analysis of Philemon. |
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http://pages.sbcglobal.net/dcrow/pbs/nts/key/18PHLEAN.htm
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| | B. W. Johnson's The People's New Testament [Introduction to Philemon]. |
| | Hence in the early church thousands of masters and slaves met on an equal footing and often the slaves were the bishops who ruled the church and watched over the spiritual welfare of their masters. | | | This, the fourth of the personal letters of Paul, differs from the other three, as well as from all other epistles of Paul, in that it is neither doctrinal, nor intended for general church instruction. | | | A few words concerning ancient slavery will assist in an understanding of the lesson of the epistle. |
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http://www.biblestudyguide.org/comment/bjohnson/pnt/PNT18-00.HTM
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| | John Darby Commentary on Philemon Chapter 1 |
| | Archippus was a servant of the Lord, who ministered in the assembly, perhaps an evangelist; at any rate he took part in the conflicts of the gospel, and was thus associated with Philemon and the assembly. | | | His appeal on behalf of Onesimus is to Philemon; but the whole assembly is to interest itself in this beloved slave, who was become a child of God. | | | The apostle, in sending Onesimus back, addresses the whole assembly. |
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http://bible.christiansunite.com/darby.cgi?b=Phm&c=1
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| | King James Bible - The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon |
| | The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Hebrews | | | 1:1 Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer, 1:2 And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house: 1:3 Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. | | | King James Bible - The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon |
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http://king-james-bible.classic-literature.co.uk/the-epistle-of-paul-the-apostle-to-philemon
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| | Epistle to Philemon |
| | Philemon himself was bishop of Colossae, and Appia is believed to have been his wife, with Archippus their son. | | | This is referring to Luke, the Gospel writer. | | | 1 Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer, |
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| | Today's Word |
| | There is no call reinstatement to his master or to the church in Colossians. | | | Though a run-away slave, Paul calls him a “faithful” brother (Philemon 16). | | | Paul says, “I lead him to Christ (Philemon 10). |
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| | Philemon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Philemon is the recipient of the Epistle to Philemon, which is a book of the Bible from the New Testament. | | | Philemon was a character in Greek mythology, husband of Baucis. | | | This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. |
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| | So, Archippus was in Colosse (which is a Frygian city) and was preaching the Gospel together with Philemon, when the city's idolaters rushed at them, caught apostle Archippus and brought him to governor Androcles. | | | Archippus was one of apostle Paul's disciples, by whom he was praised and was called his fellow soldier in | | | In the epistle to the Colossians, Paul also wrote about Archippus, saying: "Say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it" (Col. 4:17). |
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http://www.missionstclare.com/english/people/feb19o.html
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| | ONESIMUS: A PICTURE OF GRACE |
| | As Onesimus found mercy at the hands of Philemon, so every repenting sinner finds mercy at the throne of grace when he returns to God by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. | | | There he heard the gospel of Christ and was converted. | | | Onesimus was a slave whom Philemon had come to trust. |
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http://www.grace-for-today.com/99.htm
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| | HOLY BIBLE: Philemon |
| | The apostle took compassion on him and received him with tenderness and converted him to the faith; for he was a Gentile before. | | | Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy, a brother: to Philemon, our beloved and fellow labourer, | | | Paul sends him back to his master with this Epistle in his favour: and though he beseeches Philemon to pardon him, yet the Apostle writes with becoming dignity and authority. |
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http://www.newadvent.org/bible/phm001.htm
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| | Today's Word: Philemon 1:12 |
| | Onesimus is standing in the presence of Philemon as Philemon reads this letter from Paul. | | | Onesimus’ credibility in coming to Philemon with this letter is apparent. | | | Paul sent the fugitive slave Onesimus back to his master Philemon with a letter of reference, the epistle to Philemon. |
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| | He offended his master in some way and fled to Rome, where he heard the Gospel from the Apostle Paul and was baptised. | | | Onesimus was later made bishop and received the see of Ephesus after the death of the Apostle Timothy. | | | This is recorded in the epistles of Ignatius the God-Bearer. |
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| | A verse-by-verse study of this great Epistle of Christian doctrine and practice. | | | He is a well-prepared pastor who has the rare ability to produce scholarly lessons that are readily understandable by most Christians. | | | The PHILEMON studies are also distributed by E-Mail. |
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| | To Philemon our dear friend and co-worker, 2 to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house: | | | This enigmatic text is a piece of the apostle Paul's business correspondence, a curious but intentional blend of personal and public appeal, addressed to three named recipients (Philemon, Apphia, and Archippus) and to the church that meets in one their houses (v. | | | 4-7), which praise Philemon for his past benefactions, in the epistolary body (vv. |
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| | bible.org: Smith's Bible Dictionary |
| | On his departure, Paul put into his hand this letter as evidence that Onesirnus was a true and approved disciple of Christ, and entitled as such to received, not as a servant but above a servant, as a brother in the faith. | | | PHILEMON, THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO is one of the letters which the apostle wrote during his first captivity at Rome A.D. 63 or early in A.D. Nothing is wanted to confirm the genuineness of the epistle: the external testimony is unimpeachable; nor does the epistle itself offer anything to conflict with this decision. | | | The occasion of the letter was that Onesimus, a slave of Philemon, had run away from him to Rome, either desiring liberty or, as some suppose, having committed theft. |
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| | A book in the New Testament, taken from a letter written by Paul. | | | Paul& letter to Philemon is a private letter about Onesimus, a slave who had robbed his master, Philemon, and run away to Rome. | | | Paul sent him back to his master at Colosse in company with Tychicus, the bearer of Paul& letter to the Colossians. |
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| | Onesimus: Information From Answers.com |
| | According to Easton's Bible Dictionary, "The story of this fugitive Colossian slave is a remarkable evidence of the freedom of access to the prisoner which was granted to all, and 'a beautiful illustration both of the character of St. Paul and the transfiguring power and righteous principles of the gospel.'" | | | In the New Testament, Onesimus was a slave who, after robbing his master Philemon at Colosse, fled to Rome, where he was converted to following Christ through the witness of the apostle Paul, who sent him back to his master with the epistle which bears his name. | | | In it Paul asks Philemon to receive his slave as a "faithful and beloved brother." Paul offers to pay to Philemon anything his slave had taken, and to bear the wrong he had done him. |
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| | Patron Saints Index: Saint Philemon |
| | First century Christian convert at Colossae, Phrygia, brought to the faith by Saint Paul the Apostle. | | | Subject of Paul's canonical Epistle to Philemon in which he asks Philemon to accept back the runaway slave Saint Onesimus, receiving him as a brother Christian; tradition says that he freed the slave. |
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| | The grounds for acceptance are simple; the letter is a short, mundane, and presents no difficulties for Pauline authorship in style or thought. | | | Philemon is generally accepted to be an authentic letter of Paul. | | | Udo Schnelle, translated by M. Eugene Boring, The History and Theology of the New Testament Writings (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1998), pp. |
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| | Today's Word: Philemon 1:21 |
| | Paul understood something about Philemon’s commitment to the will of God. | | | The “more than I say” may imply that Philemon will free Onesimus and maybe even permit him to go back to Rome to minister to the apostle Paul. | | | Paul anticipated that Philemon would do more than his request to forgive Onesimus and refresh the apostle Paul. |
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