PHILEMON 4,6, 22
4 I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers, 5 because I hear of your love and of the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints, 6 and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ. 7 For I have derived much joy and comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you.
At the same time, prepare a guest room for me, for dI am hoping that ethrough your prayers fI will be graciously given to you.
Who wrote
Paul
Timothy
a prisoner for Christ Jesus
our brother
Who read
Philemon
Apphia
our beloved fellow worker
our sister
Achippus
our fellow solider
the church in the house of Philemon
When and where to write
a leader of church in Colossia
a prison letter
a apostle
why to write
deal with forgiveness and reconcilation
approx AD 60
the shortest one among Paul's letters
deal with the slavery
a slave owner
probably, he came cross to Pual's missonary journey at Ephesus and heard Paul's preaching and became a christian
having a church in his house
his slave, onesimus robbed him and went away to Rome and met Paul
let the return of onesium to Phiemon in a smooth way
Philemon 18: "If he has done you any wrong or owes you anything, charge it to me."
Philemon 16: "…no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a dear brother. He is very dear to me but even dearer to you, both as a man and as a brother in the Lord."
an old man and now oa prisoner also for Christ Jesus
I appeal to you for pmy child, qOnesimus,2 rwhose father I became in my imprisonment. 11 (Formerly he was useless to you, but now he is indeed useful to you and to me.)
For this perhaps is why vhe was parted from you for a while, that you might have him back forever, 16 wno longer as a bondservant3 but more than a bondservant, as xa beloved brother—especially to me, but how much more to you, yboth in the flesh and in the Lord.
So if you consider me zyour partner, receive him as you would receive me. 18 If he has wronged you at all, or owes you anything, charge that to my account.
what implication to me?
Paul was in the last stage of his life journey on earth and sought the understanding and forgiveness from his dear brother Philemon in Colossia. He was humble and spoke in love to appeal him.
what is important in life?
money?
authority?
flesh satisfaction? like eat, sex or social recognitions or free to do something
health?
do what you want, perform and achieve
enjoy the processes on earth
less pain or suffering
relationship
in the Lord
with others
appeal for others
undertake others
forgiving others