The Epistles: Philemon
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The epistle to Philemon is the shortest of Paul's letters, it was addressed directly to Philemon, a lady referred to as Apphia and Archippus. The theme of the letter is forgiveness. Paul wrote to Philemon asked him to forgive a slave named Onesimus who had abused his master and ran away from home. "So if you consider me your partner, welcome him as you would welcome me. If he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge it to me. I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it. And I won’t mention that you owe me your very soul! Yes, my brother, please do me this favor for the Lord’s sake. Give me this encouragement in Christ." Philemon 1:17-20 NLT. This epistle though brief teaches us the important place of forgiveness and the kind of relationship that should exist between masters and their servants, between workers and employees, etc. The love of Christ compels us to love one another.
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