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What did Onesimus do? |
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Philemon
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What was the crime that Onesimus did against Philemon? |
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What did Onesimus do? |
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Philemon
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Onesimus was Philemin's slave. Onesimus ran away from his master. He meet Paul probably in Ephesus and was converted to Chrisianity. Onesimus had been useless (Philemon 11) but now he would live up to his name which means useful or profitable. Paul appealed to Philemon out of love to not kill Onesimus as was allowed when dealing with run away slaves, but to instead return him to Paul to serve Paul while imprisoned. Prayon |
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What did Onesimus do? |
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Philemon
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Greetings prayon!
Thank you for your response! However, I am still curious. Did Onesimus just run away, or did he commit an offense against Philemon that caused him to run away?
Blessings,
Nolan |
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What did Onesimus do? |
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Philemon
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According to the Erdman's Bible Dictionary he stole from his master. In the letter Paul offers to pay Philemon back himself for any wrong. However in Vincent's word studies it just states that Onesimus had wronged his master and fled from him. |
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What did Onesimus do? |
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Philemon
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Thank you again, prayon! I had always wondered exactly why Onesimus fleed from Philemon.. Was Philemon, being a convert to Christianity through Paul (v.19), simply a hard master? Or was it something else?
You have answered this question of mine: he wronged his master by stealing something.. And his visit to Paul proved beneficial to everyone involved, since Onesimus would now be a fellow brother in Christ to Philemon, instead of just being his runaway slave! And in many ways, Onesimus' conversion saved his own life as well, since the penalty for a fleeing slave was death.
In this short little book, we have a beautiful picture of forgiveness! Paul here is perfectly 'mirroring' what Christ has done for us with God the Father, he says, "if you regard me as a partner, accept him as you would me.. but if he has wronged you in any way, then charge that to my account... since you owe to me even your own self" (since Christ is God's own Son!)
Blessings, prayon! |
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Prepare me on the study of Philemon 8-11 |
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Philemon
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Prepare me on the study of Philemon 8-11 |
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Prepare me on the study of Philemon 8-11 |
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Philemon
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Greetings YaYa,
Here's a little commentary from Ryrie's Expanded Edition Study Bible..
"8-10 Paul could use his authority as an apostle to order Philemon. Instead Paul used the persuasions of love, age, and his imprisoned state, and simply appealed to Philemon (v.10). The name Onesimus means "useful, beneficial."
"11 By running away, Onesimus belied the meaning of his name. Now, because he had been saved, he could live up to it."
- Nolan |
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What did Onesimus do? |
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Philemon
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Onesimus was a slave to Philemon and he may have stolen money from him and fled |
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NIV |
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Philemon
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I will like to know the lesson that the book of philemon is teaching us |
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NIV |
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Philemon
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I will like to know the lesson that the book of philemon is teaching us |
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ver 10 to 20 |
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Philemon
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I will like to know the lesson that the book of philemon is teaching us |
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verse 10 to 20 |
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Philemon
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I will like to know the lesson that the book of philemon is teaching us |
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NIV |
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Philemon
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Good morning Tenny
In a nutshell, the book of Philemon is a wonderful example of how believers are to treat one another, especially of one in spiritual authority (Paul) to fellow saint (Philemon). In it Paul repeatedly holds Philemon in highest honor in order to plead for Onesimus' welfare as a runaway slave who has come to Christ and is now beneficial to Paul in the work of the gospel.
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verse 10 to 20 |
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Greetings Tenny!
Philemon is easily the most personal of all of Paul's letters.
"..Onesimus, one of the millions of slaves in the Roman Empire, had stolen from his master, Philemon, and had run away. Eventually, he made his way to Rome, where he crossed the path of the apostle Paul, who led him to faith in Christ (v.10). Now Onesimus was faced with doing his Christian duty toward his master by returning to him. Since death would normally have been his punishment, Paul wrote this wonderful letter of intercession on Onesimus's behalf." (1)
Blessings to you,
Makarios
Source: (1) Ryrie Study Bible Expanded Edition, 1995, The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, Charles Caldwell Ryrie, Th.D., Ph. D. [Taken from the Introduction to Philemon] |
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Philemon
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*Triple post* |
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ver 10 to 20 |
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*Triple post* |
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verse 10 to 20 |
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Tenny,
My personal subtitle for the book of Philemon is:
"From a Slave to a Brother."
Sometimes we, as Christians, have a hard time accepting into the Christian brotherhood those who previously we only knew as slaves and servants to sin.
I feel very strongly that this small book is included in our Bible not merely as a historical account of the conversion of a runaway slave and how he was sent back to his former master; instead, I believe we are instructed by it to be very careful lest we allow prejudices and personal bias keep us from accepting into full Christian fellowship certain classes of people.
"I appeal to you for my [own spiritual] child, Onesimus [meaning profitable], whom I have begotten [in the faith] while a captive in these chains. Once he was unprofitable to you, but now he is indeed profitable to you as well as to me. I am sending him back to you in his own person, [and it is like sending] my very heart. I would have chosen to keep him with me, in order that he might minister to my needs in your stead during my imprisonment for the Gospel's sake. ... Perhaps it was for this reason that he was separated [from you] for a while, that you might have him back as yours forever, Not as a slave any longer but as [something] more than a slave, as a brother [Christian], especially dear to me but how much more to you, both in the flesh [as a servant] and in the Lord [as a fellow believer]."
[v.10-v16 Amplified]
Notice these facts:
-as a runaway slave, Onesimus was unprofitable to Philemon;
-as a brother in Christ, Onesimus, upon his return, was considered to be profitable (hence his name).
"Yes, brother, let me have some profit from you in the Lord. Cheer and refresh my heart in Christ."
[v.20 Amplified]
Apparently, the Apostle Paul was trying to draw an analogy between Onesimus' rise to profitability (by virtue of his conversion experience) and Philemon's rise to profitability (by virtue of his spirtual growth and maturity in accepting Onesimus back, no longer a slave, but a brother beloved in Christ).
Kind regards,
Tim D. Cormier
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The mark of the Beast and the Mason |
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Philemon
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It is said that Masons worship other gods, with their secret names and other peculiarisms, I would have concluded that perphaps that was the start of the Mark of the Beast system, however seeing that there are no marks on the hend or forehead..........can anyone explain the mark of the Beast? reading from Revelations I know that it is a visible mark otherwise people would not be able to buy or sell. I don't think it is a credit card system either. Certainly in the u.k they don't give credit cards to people below a certain income. |
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The mark of the Beast and the Mason |
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Philemon
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sorry posted the question twice |
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