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After Revelation
We are often content in our personal relationship with the Lord, and it is good for us to experience his presence with us and in our lives.
Paul, though is praying for Philemon, in
It is one thing to have a revelation of God's word, and another thing entirely to experience "the fellowship of your faith" with others.
Paul is encouraging Philemon to lay aside the offenses against him and to go forward together with those who have now also accepted Christ.
It says it this way in
We focus hers on part a of this verse, "Blessed is the person who endures testing"
Our natural desire to defend ourselves and get back what we deserve can certainly test us.
And this is the testing James is speaking of.
Instead, though, can we walk in love and forgive, just as we ourselves have been forgiven?
As we go to our main verses, we begin with the opening lines of Philemon.
To the Church in Your House
While this letter is addressed to Philemon and deals with some specific issues in Paul's relationship with Philemon, this letter is written also to the body of believers, the church.
That the Fellowship of Your Faith May Become Effective
Paul now gets to the main point of his letter in Philemon 4-7 and tells them about his prayers for them.
Paul prays for those that have been converted and are active in the work of the Lord.
And, here, tells Philemon that he is praying for him in
Paul prayed also for others, but Philemon’s active love toward the Lord and the saints is what has prompted Paul’s prayer.
It is good for us also to notice those that are active in showing their love for the Lord and the saints.
You will see them if you look, but they are not often those in the forefront.
Paul’s Prayer for Wisdom and Revelation
Paul has used almost exactly the same introduction (compare Ephesians 1:15-16 with Philemon 4-5) but has a very different prayer for wisdom and revelation in
Paul’s Prayer for the Fellowship of Your Faith
Here, Paul prays in
It is not that Philemon needs more wisdom or revelation, it seems he has that already.
What Paul is praying is “that the fellowship of your faith may become effective”.
In our culture of independent personal drive, we often focus on only the very first step of becoming a Christian, accepting Jesus Christ as our Lord, our savior.
Paul is encouraging Philemon in the fellowship of his faith.
How much more might we do for God’s kingdom if we were able to work together with one purpose as in
Onesimus, A Personal Matter
But Now He Is Useful To You
Philemon 8–16
I Know That You Will Do Even Beyond
Philemon 17–22
Slavery was a part of the culture in Paul’s day and the former slave of Philemon, I might better say, the escaped slave of Philemon, had been converted and was working with Paul for the Lord.
As Paul comes to understand the history, he sends Onesimus back to Philemon to make amends.
Philemon has every right to prosecute Onesimus, yet Paul asks Philemon to not to exact what is due from Onesimus, instead, Paul asks in
but Paul also reminds Philemon that his own salvation came as a gift from God at the hands of Paul in
But Paul is not saying these things to extort more than what Philemon is willing to give, in fact, Paul knows Philemon is a willing servant of the Lord he is in
Paul knows Philemon, and is confident that he will not only accept Onesimus, but will also move forward as the spirit of the Lord leads them, “even beyond what I say”.
My Fellow Workers
Paul ends by addressing all of them, his disciples by his apostleship, yet his equals and fellow laborers in Christ.
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