1 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 1: Life Audio. Howdy and good morning, friends and faithful listeners. 2 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Bible Explain podcast. On this absolutely lovely morning, 3 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: we are in a brand new book the Bible today. 4 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:15,160 Speaker 1: This is the Book of Phi Lehman and it is 5 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:18,600 Speaker 1: a tiny, tiny little letter that Paul wrote to one 6 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:21,240 Speaker 1: of his good friends. And we're going to get into 7 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 1: the culture behind this letter, especially when it comes to 8 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: slave culture and slave owner culture, because that's what this 9 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:31,639 Speaker 1: entire letter is talking about. We're going to get into 10 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:35,520 Speaker 1: why Paul wrote this letter, what the situation was for 11 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:39,640 Speaker 1: slaves back in these days of Roman history, and also 12 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:43,319 Speaker 1: why this book was canonized in the scriptures. We'll get 13 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 1: into all of that in just one moment. I am 14 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 1: really super excited to delve into this book with you guys, 15 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 1: because when I first started reading the Bible for my own, 16 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: I read through the Book of Philemen and I'm like, 17 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:06,480 Speaker 1: why is this here? Like all of these other books 18 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:09,959 Speaker 1: that Paul wrote, seem to have a point, you know, 19 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 1: they seem to be telling people how to live, how 20 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 1: to function as a Christian, what church leadership should look like, 21 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: and they all seem to have a point as to 22 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:22,679 Speaker 1: why Paul wrote them. And for me, you know, not 23 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 1: understanding the culture of Roman slaves at this point in time. 24 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 1: I always thought the Book of Phileman was kind of 25 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:33,120 Speaker 1: odd because I'm like, what does this teach us today? Like, 26 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:35,560 Speaker 1: what is the point of this tiny little book. But 27 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:37,679 Speaker 1: now that I'm a bit older and I've researched this 28 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:41,319 Speaker 1: book quite a bit, I am truly excited to get 29 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: into this book because this book is so impactful. So 30 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 1: we'll get into why this book was so impactful and 31 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 1: how it completely upturned the idea of slavery within Christianity. 32 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 1: So we'll get into this book in just a second, 33 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 1: right after this message or two from a sponsor. Okay, 34 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: since the book phi Lemen is so short, it's just 35 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 1: one little chapter, I'm going to present it a little 36 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 1: bit differently than I do some of the other books 37 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 1: of the Bible that I talk about. If you guys 38 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 1: have been listening to me for some time, generally I 39 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 1: read a short little chunk of the chapter, maybe like 40 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:17,679 Speaker 1: I don't know, ten fifteen verses, and then I talk 41 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 1: about just those ten or fifteen verses. But for the 42 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: Book of phi Lemen, it's only twenty five verses long, 43 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 1: and that's the entire book. It is a short little letter, 44 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 1: and it's important to read the entire thing in order 45 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: to gain context into what this is about. So I 46 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 1: want to read the entire passage for you guys, but 47 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 1: I predict that I'm not going to be able to 48 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:40,799 Speaker 1: talk about everything today. I imagine there's going to be 49 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:43,919 Speaker 1: a part two and possibly a part three for the 50 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:46,400 Speaker 1: Book of phi Lemen. So that's how I'm going to 51 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 1: handle this particular book. So if you would please grab 52 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 1: your Bibles out of the version that you prefer and 53 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 1: open them to the Book of phi Lemen, where we'll 54 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 1: read the entire thing, Verses one through twenty five. And 55 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:01,240 Speaker 1: as we read, sip on your delicious of coffee or 56 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 1: your cups of tea as we discuss this passage. For today, 57 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 1: as always, I'll be reading from the World English Bible 58 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 1: or the w EB Paul a prisoner of Christ, Jesus 59 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 1: and Timothy, our brother, to phi Lehman, our beloved fellow worker, 60 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 1: and to the beloved Aphea, to Archipas and our fellow soldier, 61 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 1: and to the assembly in your house. Grace to you 62 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 1: and peace from God, our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 63 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:29,640 Speaker 1: I thank my God, always making mention of you in 64 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:32,360 Speaker 1: my prayers, hearing of your love and of the faith 65 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 1: which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all 66 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 1: the Saints, that the fellowship of your faith may become 67 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 1: effective in the knowledge of every good thing which is 68 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 1: in us in Christ Jesus. For we have much joy 69 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 1: and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the 70 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 1: saints have been refreshed through you. Brother. Therefore, though I 71 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 1: have all boldness in Christ to command you that which 72 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 1: is appropriate, yet for love's sake, I rather appeal to you, 73 00:03:56,960 --> 00:04:00,080 Speaker 1: being such a one as Paul the aged, but also 74 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:02,880 Speaker 1: a prisoner of Jesus Christ, I appeal to you from 75 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 1: my child Onisimus, whom I have become the father of 76 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 1: in my chains, who once was useless to you, but 77 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 1: now is useful to you and to me. I am 78 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 1: sending him back. Therefore, receive him, that is my own heart, 79 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:19,040 Speaker 1: whom I desired to keep with me, that on your 80 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 1: behalf he might serve me in my chains for the 81 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:23,679 Speaker 1: good news. But I was willing to do nothing without 82 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:27,280 Speaker 1: your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, 83 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:30,839 Speaker 1: but of free will. For perhaps he was therefore separated 84 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 1: from you for a while, that you would have him forever, 85 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 1: no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, 86 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 1: a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much rather 87 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,919 Speaker 1: to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord. 88 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 1: If then you count me a partner, receive him as 89 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 1: you would receive me. But if he has wronged you 90 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:53,919 Speaker 1: at all, or owes you anything, put that to my account. I, Paul, 91 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:56,400 Speaker 1: write this with my own hand. I will repay it, 92 00:04:56,920 --> 00:04:58,599 Speaker 1: not to mention to you that you owe to me, 93 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:02,279 Speaker 1: even your own self. Bes sides, Yes, brother, let me 94 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 1: have joy from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart 95 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 1: in the Lord. Having confidence in your obedience, I write 96 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:10,840 Speaker 1: to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what 97 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 1: I say. Also, prepare a guest room for me, for 98 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:16,280 Speaker 1: I hope that through your prayers I will be restored 99 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 1: to you. Epiphras, my fellow prisoner in Jesus Christ, greets you, 100 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 1: as do Mark, Aristarchus Demus, and Luke, my fellow workers. 101 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 1: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, be with your spirit. Amen. 102 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 1: Before we get into the nitty gritty of what this 103 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 1: book says, we have to understand the reason for this 104 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 1: book and also the location of this book where it 105 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 1: was written. Paul most likely wrote this while he was 106 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 1: a prisoner in Rome during his first imprisonment. In fact, 107 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:51,960 Speaker 1: we know he was a prisoner because it says in 108 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:56,680 Speaker 1: verse one that Paul is a prisoner of Jesus. That's 109 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:58,839 Speaker 1: what he says in the very first line, so we 110 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:01,880 Speaker 1: know that he is a prisoner during this point. Some 111 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:04,920 Speaker 1: people question whether he was a prisoner during his first 112 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:07,840 Speaker 1: or second time, but most people believe that it was 113 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:12,920 Speaker 1: his first time, just due to circumstantial evidence. The reason 114 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 1: being that Paul believes at the end of this letter 115 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 1: that he is going to get out of prison, and 116 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:20,679 Speaker 1: that's what he says in the Book of Philippians as well, 117 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 1: which we know was written during his first imprisonment. And indeed, 118 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:28,080 Speaker 1: Paul got out of prison after about two years of 119 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:32,000 Speaker 1: being under house arrest. The Roman government did in fact 120 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 1: let him go, but Paul, as we know, was not 121 00:06:35,839 --> 00:06:40,279 Speaker 1: nearly as hopeful during his second imprisonment. In fact, in 122 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 1: his book two Timothy, he pretty much told Timothy that 123 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 1: he was about to die and that he did not 124 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:51,040 Speaker 1: expect to see Timothy again, because he asked Timothy to 125 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:54,280 Speaker 1: come very very quickly, like as quickly as he could 126 00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 1: make it, because Paul was pretty sure he was going 127 00:06:57,360 --> 00:07:02,160 Speaker 1: to die during his second imprisonment in Rome, and Church 128 00:07:02,279 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 1: history says that Paul did in fact die during his 129 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:09,160 Speaker 1: second imprisonment. Now we're not really sure what happened to Paul, 130 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 1: but he probably was killed by Nero, just considering the 131 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:15,600 Speaker 1: fact that Nero really had it out for Christians during 132 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 1: that point. And we don't hear from Paul at all 133 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 1: after his second imprisonment, So that is why the Church 134 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 1: history says that Paul was killed by the hands of Nero. 135 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:29,400 Speaker 1: So that is the setting for this book. But the 136 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:33,040 Speaker 1: reason the book was written was because this slave named 137 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 1: Onissimus had run away from his master named thy Leman. 138 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:43,760 Speaker 1: Onisimus somehow met Paul in Rome, and Paul befriended Onissimus 139 00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:47,720 Speaker 1: and Onissimus became a Christian while he was in Rome 140 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 1: running away from his master. Now, the reason Onissimus went 141 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 1: to Rome was because that was probably as far away 142 00:07:55,880 --> 00:07:59,040 Speaker 1: as he could get from Philemen. Because, as we're going 143 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 1: to find out, Onissimus actually committed a crime that was 144 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:06,280 Speaker 1: worthy of the death sentence. We'll talk about that in 145 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 1: just a little bit. But because he committed such a 146 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 1: grave crime. He wanted to get as far away from 147 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 1: Philemon as he could, which was Rome. Onismus could blend 148 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:21,760 Speaker 1: in very easily there, but instead of blending in, he 149 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:26,760 Speaker 1: somehow ended up meeting Paul and becoming a Christian. But 150 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:32,320 Speaker 1: what's most interesting about this is that Paul knew Onismus's master. 151 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:36,640 Speaker 1: He became friends with him when Paul went to Colosse 152 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:40,520 Speaker 1: and to Ephesus, and that is how Paul ended up 153 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:43,880 Speaker 1: meeting Phileman. So it's really interesting how that worked out. 154 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:48,480 Speaker 1: We don't know that Paul ever met Onissimus before Onismus 155 00:08:48,520 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 1: ran away to Rome, but it is certainly of God 156 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:55,200 Speaker 1: that Paul knew Philemon. Now, the reason we can figure 157 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:58,960 Speaker 1: out that Phileman lived in the area of either Colosse 158 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:05,120 Speaker 1: or Fhie is because Onisimus, the runaway slave, is actually 159 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 1: mentioned in some of Paul's other letters as being Paul's mailman, 160 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:14,560 Speaker 1: specifically for Paul's letters to the Colossians and also to 161 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:18,200 Speaker 1: the Ephesians, and Colasse and Ephesus were not very far 162 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:22,679 Speaker 1: from one another, and Paul sent those letters with Onisimus, 163 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 1: which means that the letter to Phileman was probably written 164 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 1: right around the same time as the Book of Colossians 165 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 1: and also the Book of Ephesians. And since we find 166 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:36,640 Speaker 1: out that Paul is sending Onisimus home in the book Philemen, 167 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:40,600 Speaker 1: that means that Onisimus most likely lived in the region 168 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 1: of Colosse or Ephesus, since Paul sent Onissimus with those 169 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:50,680 Speaker 1: other two letters to those churches along with the letter 170 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 1: to Philemen. So that's how we can figure out where 171 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 1: Phileman lived. So, now that we know a little bit 172 00:09:56,640 --> 00:10:00,599 Speaker 1: more about the setting and reason for the writing of Philemen, 173 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:04,040 Speaker 1: let's get into the nitty gritty of what Paul says here. 174 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:08,400 Speaker 1: He says in verse one, Paul a prisoner of Christ Jesus, 175 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 1: and Timothy our brother to Phileman, our beloved fellow worker. 176 00:10:13,640 --> 00:10:16,960 Speaker 1: So that is Paul's introduction to this little letter. He 177 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:20,680 Speaker 1: also gives credit to co authoring the letter with Timothy, 178 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:25,440 Speaker 1: and this happens a handful of times actually, where Paul's like, yeah, 179 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:28,400 Speaker 1: Timothy is here too, and he's writing the letter. But 180 00:10:28,440 --> 00:10:31,319 Speaker 1: then the entire letter is very clearly written by Paul, 181 00:10:31,640 --> 00:10:34,960 Speaker 1: like in Paul's language and words and everything. But I 182 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:37,720 Speaker 1: think Paul might have just been giving Timothy credit because 183 00:10:38,040 --> 00:10:40,680 Speaker 1: I don't know, maybe Timothy penned parts of it. Now, 184 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:42,439 Speaker 1: Paul does say something kind of funny here at the 185 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:45,600 Speaker 1: very beginning. He says, I am a prisoner of Christ Jesus. 186 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:50,959 Speaker 1: Now we know that Paul was physically a prisoner of Rome, 187 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:54,560 Speaker 1: but Paul never considered himself a prisoner of Rome. He 188 00:10:54,600 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 1: considered himself a prisoner of Christ Jesus. I really like 189 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:03,160 Speaker 1: that because Paul was giving all the glory to Jesus. 190 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:06,160 Speaker 1: Even though the Romans were the ones to put Paul 191 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:09,720 Speaker 1: in prison, God was allowing it for whatever reason. So basically, 192 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:12,880 Speaker 1: Paul is submitting to the will of Jesus when he 193 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:15,720 Speaker 1: says I am a prisoner of Jesus, not a prisoner 194 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:19,079 Speaker 1: of Rome. He knew that he could get out of 195 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:22,200 Speaker 1: prison at any point in time if Jesus just said 196 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:24,600 Speaker 1: the word. So Paul is submitting to the will of 197 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:28,679 Speaker 1: Jesus right here, knowing that being in prison is not 198 00:11:29,280 --> 00:11:32,560 Speaker 1: taking anything away from the Gospel message, which is what 199 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:36,960 Speaker 1: I'm sure a lot of Christians have thought throughout the generations, 200 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 1: the ones that have been thrown into prison, They're probably like, man, 201 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:42,800 Speaker 1: I'm wasting my time in here. How is the gospel 202 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 1: going to get out? How am I going to be 203 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:48,040 Speaker 1: useful here in prison? But of course there's always a 204 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:52,000 Speaker 1: purpose for everything. You know, Paul during his time of 205 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:56,000 Speaker 1: imprisonment was able to write all of these beautiful letters 206 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:59,679 Speaker 1: that we still consume in our daily life and our 207 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:04,360 Speaker 1: church life every single week. Because Paul had that time 208 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:07,320 Speaker 1: in prison, he was able to write all of these letters. 209 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:09,760 Speaker 1: And maybe Paul didn't see it at the time, but 210 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:14,360 Speaker 1: he was trusting God through the process. So he says, Paul, 211 00:12:14,480 --> 00:12:18,040 Speaker 1: a prisoner of Christ, Jesus and Timothy our brother, to Philemen, 212 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:22,000 Speaker 1: our beloved fellow worker. Now I mentioned earlier that Paul 213 00:12:22,040 --> 00:12:25,720 Speaker 1: had already met Philemen, and that is very clear based 214 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:29,520 Speaker 1: upon his language to Philemen. Here, Philemen, it sounds like 215 00:12:29,559 --> 00:12:33,520 Speaker 1: had heard the gospel message from Paul. When Paul probably 216 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:36,760 Speaker 1: visited Ephesus. We know that Paul was in Ephesus for 217 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:40,400 Speaker 1: the longest period of time. He was in Ephesis building 218 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 1: that church for close to three years. He would have 219 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 1: met a lot of people, and Philemon, who was a 220 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:49,720 Speaker 1: wealthy individual, was probably one of these people that he met. 221 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:53,760 Speaker 1: And he calls Philemon a beloved fellow worker. As well 222 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:56,719 Speaker 1: as this woman named a Fea, who most likely was 223 00:12:56,800 --> 00:13:01,320 Speaker 1: Philemon's wife, and also to Archipas our fellow soldier who 224 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:05,520 Speaker 1: was likely Phileman's son, and to the assembly that meets 225 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:09,200 Speaker 1: in your house. So that shows that Philemen actually hosted 226 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:12,080 Speaker 1: a home church. Now during this day, that did not 227 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:15,240 Speaker 1: mean that Philemon himself was a pastor or a bishop 228 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:17,720 Speaker 1: or preacher or apostle or anything like that. He just 229 00:13:17,800 --> 00:13:21,439 Speaker 1: hosted a home church. And this was something that wealthier 230 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:26,120 Speaker 1: individuals that became Christians tended to do. In fact, history 231 00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:29,840 Speaker 1: shows us that a lot of women actually hosted churches 232 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:32,640 Speaker 1: in their houses because women were some of the first 233 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:37,400 Speaker 1: converts to Christianity. Actually, so the wealthier women would host 234 00:13:37,559 --> 00:13:40,280 Speaker 1: these home churches, but that didn't mean that they were 235 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:42,760 Speaker 1: preaching or anything like that. It just means that they 236 00:13:42,760 --> 00:13:47,400 Speaker 1: were opening up their houses to fellowship every single Sabbath day. 237 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:51,040 Speaker 1: And after he became a Christian, Philemen did this very 238 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:53,560 Speaker 1: same thing, as well as his entire family. They were 239 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:56,480 Speaker 1: all part of this. And Paul mentions this home church 240 00:13:56,520 --> 00:13:59,480 Speaker 1: that Philemen hosted. Now, one of the reasons why church 241 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:03,680 Speaker 1: was host did inside somebody's home was because the Christian 242 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:08,280 Speaker 1: movement in the early days didn't have big church buildings 243 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:11,559 Speaker 1: that they were allowed to build. You know, under Roman rule, 244 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:14,760 Speaker 1: the Jewish people were allowed to have their synagogues, but 245 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:18,560 Speaker 1: because Christianity was so new, there is no way that 246 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:22,200 Speaker 1: Rome was going to allow these big church buildings to 247 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:25,440 Speaker 1: be built for Christianity, which the Romans considered to be 248 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:29,760 Speaker 1: this brand new, possibly dangerous religion, which is why these 249 00:14:29,880 --> 00:14:33,680 Speaker 1: home churches were very common back in Paul's day. So 250 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:36,280 Speaker 1: Paul says, grace to you and peace from God, our 251 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:40,560 Speaker 1: Father and the Lord Jesus Christ verse four. I thank 252 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 1: my God always making mention of you in my prayers, 253 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:46,360 Speaker 1: hearing of your love and the faith which you have 254 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:50,080 Speaker 1: toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints. So 255 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:52,640 Speaker 1: this right here actually shows how good a friends Paul 256 00:14:52,680 --> 00:14:56,560 Speaker 1: and Philemen actually were, because Paul says to Philemen that 257 00:14:56,680 --> 00:15:00,320 Speaker 1: he mentions him often in his prayers. Now that sound 258 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:03,560 Speaker 1: really daunting to you, because Paul mentions a lot of 259 00:15:03,560 --> 00:15:06,560 Speaker 1: people in his prayers, Like whenever we see his letters, 260 00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:08,920 Speaker 1: He's always like, I make mention of all of you 261 00:15:09,040 --> 00:15:12,240 Speaker 1: Christians in my prayers all the time. And man for 262 00:15:12,280 --> 00:15:14,720 Speaker 1: someone that doesn't have a very good prayer life, like myself. 263 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:17,120 Speaker 1: I'm just like, oh my gosh, like he must have 264 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:19,640 Speaker 1: been praying twenty four or seven in order to be 265 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:22,600 Speaker 1: able to remember all of these people. But Paul makes 266 00:15:22,640 --> 00:15:24,520 Speaker 1: a great point right here where he says, I make 267 00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:27,800 Speaker 1: mention of you in my prayers. That doesn't mean that 268 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 1: he's sitting there praying these really long prayers specifically for 269 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:35,200 Speaker 1: phi Lehmen and all of these other you know, members 270 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:38,240 Speaker 1: of the churches, but that he mentions these people to 271 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:41,520 Speaker 1: God in a general type of sense, and that kind 272 00:15:41,520 --> 00:15:44,640 Speaker 1: of makes it a little less daunting, I suppose for 273 00:15:44,760 --> 00:15:48,000 Speaker 1: somebody that wants to have a better prayer life, we 274 00:15:48,040 --> 00:15:51,840 Speaker 1: don't have to make long prayers for every single person, 275 00:15:51,880 --> 00:15:54,120 Speaker 1: but just mention them to God and be like, hey, 276 00:15:54,160 --> 00:15:56,400 Speaker 1: you know, God, so and so is on my mind 277 00:15:56,480 --> 00:15:58,640 Speaker 1: right now, Please help them with whatever they're going through. 278 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:01,720 Speaker 1: And I mean, those small prayer don't mean any less 279 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:04,480 Speaker 1: to God. Of course, they mean something to God. And 280 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:08,120 Speaker 1: that's what Paul's talking about here, making mention of Philemen 281 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:11,640 Speaker 1: in his prayers. When he remembers Philemen, and he says, 282 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:14,320 Speaker 1: I thank my God when I remember you, because I 283 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:16,680 Speaker 1: hear of your love and the faith which you have 284 00:16:16,840 --> 00:16:20,240 Speaker 1: toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints, that 285 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:22,920 Speaker 1: the fellowship of your faith may become effective in the 286 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 1: knowledge of every good thing which is in us in 287 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:29,280 Speaker 1: Christ Jesus. Now in verse six here the Web kind 288 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:32,080 Speaker 1: of words this a little bit odd. They say the 289 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:35,360 Speaker 1: fellowship of your faith may become effective. But the word 290 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 1: for fellowship there in the Greek is cooinonia, which I've 291 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:43,600 Speaker 1: talked about before, which means giving. And because Philemen was 292 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:46,360 Speaker 1: a wealthy individual, that could actually be what Paul was 293 00:16:46,400 --> 00:16:50,480 Speaker 1: talking about in this passage. He could be saying, you know, Phileman, 294 00:16:50,840 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 1: your faith shows with the amount of giving that you 295 00:16:54,920 --> 00:16:58,360 Speaker 1: do for all of these saints. I can see your 296 00:16:58,400 --> 00:17:02,200 Speaker 1: heart for these people, can see that your wealth is 297 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:06,080 Speaker 1: being put forward for very good things. He says, your 298 00:17:06,119 --> 00:17:08,920 Speaker 1: faith is becoming effective in the knowledge of every good 299 00:17:08,960 --> 00:17:13,159 Speaker 1: thing which is in us in Christ Jesus. He says, 300 00:17:13,359 --> 00:17:16,200 Speaker 1: for we have much joy and comfort in your love, 301 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:20,119 Speaker 1: because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you. Brother. 302 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:23,080 Speaker 1: In that phraseology, right, there is another piece of evidence 303 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:26,399 Speaker 1: to show that Philemon could have been a very giving 304 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:30,640 Speaker 1: person with his wealth. As we know, Paul often says 305 00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:33,760 Speaker 1: that gifts refresh people. I believe he said that to 306 00:17:33,800 --> 00:17:36,880 Speaker 1: the Church of Philippi when the Philippians were sending him 307 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:40,440 Speaker 1: care and aid and money while he was in prison. 308 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:44,439 Speaker 1: You are refreshing me so greatly with your generosity with 309 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:47,399 Speaker 1: your gifts. And if Philemon is refreshing the hearts of 310 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:51,879 Speaker 1: the saints, that is some evidence that Philemon gave what 311 00:17:52,040 --> 00:17:55,000 Speaker 1: he had. He did not just consider it his own, 312 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:58,880 Speaker 1: but he shared what God gave him to the other 313 00:17:59,119 --> 00:18:02,880 Speaker 1: brothers and sisters in the Christian faith. Now, one thing 314 00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 1: that Paul is really really good at in his letters 315 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:08,320 Speaker 1: and even in the Book of Acts, when he speaks 316 00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:11,919 Speaker 1: to people, he is so good at complimenting people, like 317 00:18:12,080 --> 00:18:16,600 Speaker 1: genuinely complimenting them, saying, you guys are doing great in 318 00:18:16,760 --> 00:18:20,800 Speaker 1: this area. He does that quite often, and he usually 319 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:23,280 Speaker 1: starts his letters with something like this, like a really 320 00:18:23,440 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 1: kind compliment towards these people, something genuine for philemen. It 321 00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:32,840 Speaker 1: was that Philemen refreshed the hearts of the individuals. But 322 00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:36,280 Speaker 1: a lot of times right after Paul gives this compliment, 323 00:18:36,800 --> 00:18:39,960 Speaker 1: he then goes into this statement of what they're doing wrong, 324 00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:44,320 Speaker 1: so he kind of like softens it before the blow, 325 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:46,639 Speaker 1: if that makes sense. And that's sort of what he 326 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:50,680 Speaker 1: does to Phileman here as well. Even though Phileman had 327 00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:55,359 Speaker 1: not done anything wrong, at least not yet, Paul was 328 00:18:55,359 --> 00:18:59,600 Speaker 1: trying to avoid Phileman doing something wrong. He says in 329 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:03,119 Speaker 1: verse eight, Therefore, though I have all boldness in Christ 330 00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:06,840 Speaker 1: to command you that which is appropriate, yet for love's sake, 331 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:09,560 Speaker 1: I rather appeal to you, being such a one as 332 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:12,920 Speaker 1: Paul the aged, but also a prisoner of Christ Jesus. 333 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:15,679 Speaker 1: So Paul is kind of laying it on sort of 334 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:19,240 Speaker 1: thick here. He says, look, Phi Lehman, let me just 335 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:22,239 Speaker 1: get to the point I can command you to do 336 00:19:22,280 --> 00:19:25,320 Speaker 1: something which is appropriate because I am an apostle and 337 00:19:25,359 --> 00:19:28,120 Speaker 1: also your father in the faith. You know, I led 338 00:19:28,200 --> 00:19:31,000 Speaker 1: you to Christ. But Paul says, I'm not going to 339 00:19:31,040 --> 00:19:35,280 Speaker 1: command you as an apostle, as a pastor, as your 340 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:37,679 Speaker 1: father in the faith. I'm not going to command you. Instead, 341 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:40,919 Speaker 1: I'm going to appeal to you as a brother and 342 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:43,639 Speaker 1: as a friend. And then he says, right here, just 343 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:46,560 Speaker 1: remember that I am old and also a prisoner of Christ. 344 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:51,480 Speaker 1: So he's like Phi lehman, I am your friend, but 345 00:19:51,520 --> 00:19:54,600 Speaker 1: I'm also very old, and I am also a prisoner 346 00:19:54,640 --> 00:19:57,760 Speaker 1: of Christ. So just remember these things as I talk 347 00:19:57,800 --> 00:20:00,520 Speaker 1: to you about what you should do. Then he says, 348 00:20:00,520 --> 00:20:04,560 Speaker 1: in verse ten, I appeal to you for my child Onissimus, 349 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:08,880 Speaker 1: whom I have become the father of in my chains. Now, 350 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:11,919 Speaker 1: this is something common that Paul often says about the 351 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:15,160 Speaker 1: people that he leads into faith. He often calls them 352 00:20:15,240 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 1: his sons. He did this on several occasions, specifically with Timothy. 353 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:21,400 Speaker 1: We see it a lot where Paul's like my son 354 00:20:21,440 --> 00:20:24,360 Speaker 1: in the faith Timothy. He also did it to Titus, 355 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:29,600 Speaker 1: and now he's doing it to Onissimus, because in a sense, 356 00:20:29,840 --> 00:20:34,720 Speaker 1: Paul kind of was the spiritual father of Onissimus and 357 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:37,679 Speaker 1: all of these other people he led to Christ. Now 358 00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:39,720 Speaker 1: you might be like, well, Jen doesn't say in scripture 359 00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:44,560 Speaker 1: that we should only call the Father our father, And yes, 360 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:47,200 Speaker 1: it actually does. So if we turn to Matthew twenty three, 361 00:20:47,320 --> 00:20:50,560 Speaker 1: verses eight through twelve, let's read the context of that 362 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:54,960 Speaker 1: verse where Jesus himself says, only call God your father, 363 00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:58,440 Speaker 1: not anybody else here on earth. Matthew twenty three, verse eight, 364 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:01,520 Speaker 1: But you are not to be called rabbi, for you 365 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:04,439 Speaker 1: have one teacher, and you are all brothers. And do 366 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:07,359 Speaker 1: not call anyone on earth father, for you have one 367 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:09,639 Speaker 1: father and he is in heaven. Nor are you to 368 00:21:09,640 --> 00:21:13,440 Speaker 1: be called instructors, for you have one instructor, the Messiah, 369 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:16,000 Speaker 1: the greatest among you, will be your servant. For those 370 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:18,960 Speaker 1: who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble 371 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:23,000 Speaker 1: themselves will be exalted. So we can see the context 372 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:26,000 Speaker 1: of what Jesus is saying there. He is not saying 373 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:29,359 Speaker 1: that the word father here on earth is evil, like 374 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:32,720 Speaker 1: we can't call our earthly dad's fathers. He is not 375 00:21:32,760 --> 00:21:35,320 Speaker 1: saying that at all. He is talking to the Pharisees here. 376 00:21:35,359 --> 00:21:38,120 Speaker 1: He's saying, Hey, you Pharisees that want to have all 377 00:21:38,160 --> 00:21:41,480 Speaker 1: these accolades and be called all of these, you know, 378 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:47,160 Speaker 1: nice titles like rabbi and father and instructor, You're gonna 379 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:50,280 Speaker 1: be humbled someday. You should not be trying to take 380 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:53,280 Speaker 1: on those titles. Instead, you should be pointing people to 381 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:56,480 Speaker 1: the one true Father. You should be pointing people to 382 00:21:56,520 --> 00:21:59,480 Speaker 1: the one true Rabbi. You should be pointing people to 383 00:21:59,520 --> 00:22:02,720 Speaker 1: the one true Instructor. Instead of taking all of this 384 00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:05,639 Speaker 1: glory for yourself, Jesus says at the end. Here in 385 00:22:05,720 --> 00:22:08,440 Speaker 1: verse twelve, he says, for those who exalt themselves will 386 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:12,520 Speaker 1: be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. 387 00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:15,520 Speaker 1: And also in verse eleven, the greatest among you will 388 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:18,560 Speaker 1: be your servant. So it's important to know context when 389 00:22:18,560 --> 00:22:22,440 Speaker 1: it comes to Bible verses, because when Paul calls himself, 390 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:27,680 Speaker 1: you know, the spiritual father of Onissimus or Timothy or Titus, 391 00:22:28,080 --> 00:22:30,240 Speaker 1: he is not trying to take the glory away from 392 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:34,040 Speaker 1: God the way that the Pharisees were doing. In fact, 393 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:37,040 Speaker 1: Paul is giving God the glory in every single aspect. 394 00:22:37,119 --> 00:22:41,840 Speaker 1: He's saying, thank God that Onissimus now believes in Jesus, 395 00:22:42,200 --> 00:22:45,400 Speaker 1: thank God that Timothy and Titus have this strong belief 396 00:22:45,520 --> 00:22:47,720 Speaker 1: in Jesus that they're able to teach other people. And 397 00:22:47,760 --> 00:22:49,520 Speaker 1: thank God that I had a part in that, that 398 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:52,440 Speaker 1: God showed his mercy to me so that I could 399 00:22:52,440 --> 00:22:55,280 Speaker 1: preach the Gospel to these people. So Paul in no 400 00:22:55,359 --> 00:22:57,280 Speaker 1: way is trying to take away from God the Father 401 00:22:57,359 --> 00:23:01,600 Speaker 1: when he calls himself the father of Onissimus right here, 402 00:23:01,960 --> 00:23:05,200 Speaker 1: just to throw that out there, But going back to Philemen, 403 00:23:05,359 --> 00:23:08,080 Speaker 1: verse ten, It says, I appeal to you from my 404 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:11,240 Speaker 1: child Onisimus, whom I have become the father of in 405 00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:14,520 Speaker 1: my chains, who was once useless to you, but now 406 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:18,200 Speaker 1: is useful to you and to me. Now, how Paul 407 00:23:18,359 --> 00:23:21,960 Speaker 1: ended up meeting Onisimus, we have no clue. The only 408 00:23:22,040 --> 00:23:25,280 Speaker 1: thing that we can really know is that Onissimus ran 409 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:31,280 Speaker 1: away from Philemen. Paul already knew Philemen because Phileman was 410 00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:34,879 Speaker 1: a Christian who had become a Christian with Paul. We 411 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:37,959 Speaker 1: do know that Paul and Phileman were on such good 412 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:40,840 Speaker 1: terms that Paul was able to ask for a place 413 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:44,240 Speaker 1: to stay in Phileman's house. So we don't know how 414 00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:48,520 Speaker 1: Paul ended up meeting Onissimus after Onisimus ran away from Philemen. 415 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:51,439 Speaker 1: We just know that somehow they connected, and it was 416 00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:55,640 Speaker 1: certainly a god thing the way they connected, because Onisimus, 417 00:23:55,840 --> 00:23:59,480 Speaker 1: trying to run away from Philemen, goes as far away 418 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:03,280 Speaker 1: as Rome, trying to get away making sure he did 419 00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:06,919 Speaker 1: not get caught for what he had done, and somehow 420 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:10,720 Speaker 1: he ended up meeting Paul while Paul was in house arrest. 421 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:13,080 Speaker 1: It actually says in the Book of Acts that while 422 00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:17,960 Speaker 1: Paul was under house arrest, they allowed Paul to have 423 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:20,199 Speaker 1: a whole bunch of visitors. Actually, people were coming in 424 00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:23,320 Speaker 1: and out of Paul's house, taking him food and clothing, 425 00:24:23,400 --> 00:24:26,800 Speaker 1: and just meeting with him on a general basis. So 426 00:24:26,840 --> 00:24:30,560 Speaker 1: it could be that once Onisimus got to Rome, he 427 00:24:31,240 --> 00:24:34,480 Speaker 1: found out that Paul was under house arrest, maybe heard 428 00:24:34,520 --> 00:24:38,320 Speaker 1: Paul preach at one point in time, maybe knew somebody 429 00:24:38,359 --> 00:24:42,000 Speaker 1: that knew Paul, and ended up getting connected in that way. 430 00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:45,720 Speaker 1: Now we know that Onisimus was not a Christ follower 431 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:49,160 Speaker 1: when he ran away from phi Lehman. In fact, Paul 432 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:53,399 Speaker 1: calls him utterly useless in verse eleven. He says, the 433 00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:56,360 Speaker 1: man who was once useless to you is now useful 434 00:24:56,440 --> 00:24:59,560 Speaker 1: to you and to me. Now it's really funny about 435 00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:05,119 Speaker 1: that frame is that the name Onissimus actually means useful. 436 00:25:06,359 --> 00:25:08,639 Speaker 1: So Paul was doing a little play on words and 437 00:25:08,680 --> 00:25:11,040 Speaker 1: being a little bit snarky when he wrote that to 438 00:25:11,080 --> 00:25:15,240 Speaker 1: phi Lemen, because he says, Onissimus, the useful one, was 439 00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:21,600 Speaker 1: once very useless, but now he has actually become Onissimus. 440 00:25:22,200 --> 00:25:26,359 Speaker 1: He is now useful to you and to me. But 441 00:25:26,440 --> 00:25:30,879 Speaker 1: I am sending him back. Therefore, receive him. That is 442 00:25:31,119 --> 00:25:33,960 Speaker 1: my own heart whom I desired to keep with me, 443 00:25:34,280 --> 00:25:36,520 Speaker 1: that on your behalf, he might serve me in my 444 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:41,560 Speaker 1: chains for the good news. That is Paul implying that 445 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:44,960 Speaker 1: he actually wants Onisimus to stay with him. But as 446 00:25:45,040 --> 00:25:49,200 Speaker 1: much as Paul wants that, he is sending Onissimus back 447 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:53,199 Speaker 1: to phi Lemen because that was the right thing to do. 448 00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:56,520 Speaker 1: And I'm going to get into that probably on Thursday, 449 00:25:56,960 --> 00:26:00,080 Speaker 1: because you guys might be thinking, why would it be 450 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:03,840 Speaker 1: right for Paul to send a slave back to a 451 00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:06,960 Speaker 1: slave owner? Why would that be right? So we'll get 452 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:10,200 Speaker 1: into that on Thursday, for sure, and I'll talk more 453 00:26:10,200 --> 00:26:15,199 Speaker 1: about the implications for slaves and what Onisimus did wrong 454 00:26:15,600 --> 00:26:19,439 Speaker 1: in the first place when it came to his running away. So, 455 00:26:19,520 --> 00:26:22,600 Speaker 1: faithful listeners, I hope you enjoyed the first portion of 456 00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:26,240 Speaker 1: Fileman today. We'll talk more about this book on Thursday, 457 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:29,399 Speaker 1: possibly also next Tuesday if I don't get through everything 458 00:26:29,440 --> 00:26:31,560 Speaker 1: on Thursday, because there is a lot to talk about 459 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:35,800 Speaker 1: in this little book. Faithful listeners. Before I end today's episode, 460 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:40,800 Speaker 1: here's another word from a sponsor. 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