A PLEA FOR THE RETURNING SLAVE
Philemon 1:1
Onesimus had known the Apostle well in the old days when Paul visited
at the house of his master Philemon, who seems to have been a man of
importance. His house was large enough to admit of a church assembling
in it, and to accommodate the Apostle and hi... [ Continue Reading ]
TO BE RECEIVED AS A BROTHER
Philemon 1:15
The Apostle's pleas for the restoration of Onesimus to his old trusted
position in the household of Philemon are very touching. He suggests,
first, that there may have been a divine purpose in it all, and that
the former's flight had been permitted as a ste... [ Continue Reading ]