Philemon

New Testament · 1 chapter

A personal appeal for a runaway slave, now a brother.

About Philemon

Philemon is a single-chapter letter about one man. Onesimus, who had run from Philemon’s household, has become a Christian through Paul and is being sent back. Paul does not command; he appeals on the basis of love, offers to pay whatever is owed, and asks Philemon to receive him no longer as a slave but as a beloved brother. The letter works by placing the gospel inside an ordinary, awkward situation.

  • Forgiveness
  • Reconciliation
  • Brotherhood
  • Gentle appeal

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