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Book of Philemon Summary: A Complete Animated Overview

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Watch our overview video on the book of Philemon, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. In this letter, Paul helps his friend Philemon to reconcile with his escaped former slave Onesimus and shows that they are equals because of Jesus.

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  6. I love this book because it shows us that none is better than the other you can be a house cleaner or the owner of a huge business in God's sight we are equal and it also shows us true forgiveness and brotherhood in Christ Jesus powerful text

  25. We also must remember that slavery back then wasn't just hellish racial labor with no reward, but rather a mutual relationship between servant and master with bountiful reward. Amazing how the enemy has perverted slavery to how we refer to it today, resorting to empty excuses made by angry atheists, or any unbelievers in general.

  27. What a special book… it's written for a very specific situation involving only 2 people, whereas Paul's other letters are addressed to whole churches but of course Paul still manages to pack in the gospel truth and lays out why reconciliation is needed even though the law and societal hierarchy at that time mandated something else. Onesimus must have been very special to Paul but also it's awesome to see God's love in and attention to the details of our lives.

  32. I love the practical application of this: if I have beef with another, look to Jesus's example, make the decision to place the other's wellbeing above my own. And in the process, "charge it to Jesus's account."

    When we feel slighted, taken advantage of, or wronged, we can choose to respond like Jesus, we can choose to love and forgive instead of demanding our pound of flesh.

  33. This makes me think about the body and the mind. And how they are conflicted the body a slave for the mind. And through Christ our body can learn to forgive our minds for all the slavish sin we've done and the mind can look at the body not as a slave or tool or machine but as a brother. As a partner.

  34. I think there is another embedded message in this letter. It’s a very loaded letter as you mentioned in the video. A revelation that was given to me while I was reading this one night in a Federal Prison in Safford AZ. It was one about freedom of choice. God is the original author of liberty after all. Paul says to Philemon, that he could be so bold as to command him to accept Onesemus back as a brother in Christ and as an equal, but it would be more “pleasing” to God if he were to just make the right “choice”. This brings me to the point of “choice”. I don’t put my faith in “man’s laws”. I really think abortion is a horrible thing, but as I stated before, I am not putting my faith in Man’s Laws. I think the choice should be there for the women to make the right choice. The right choice is obviously life but it is so much more pleasing to God when people make the right choice. We as a society need to do better. We spend so much money on wars and foreign policies, but we should be using that money to genuinely help mothers in need and we should be praising women for their sacrifice. It’s the most selfless thing a human can do aside from laying down their life for someone and it should be praised. If we focused on praising women for their selfless choice, I think we could save a lot more lives by encouraging women to make the right choice and not fearing the act of bringing new life into the world that’s directly tied to themselves.

  39. I don't understand one of your conclusions. In Colossians Paul still maintains the structural relationship between masters and slaves (he doesn't call for it to be abolished) but does command them to relate to one another differently as far as their disposition and attitudes. Why do you say his letter to Philemon is calling for the abolition of his status as a slave? Isn't the point in this letter and in Colossians that no matter your status in life we still have a responsibility to God? Is there any evidence that Philemon understood Pauls letter to be an appeal to free his slaves? If everyone acts like a Christian in whatever structure is in society doesn't that solve the problem anyway?