Paul's message to Philemon was simple: Based on God's work of love and forgiveness in Philemon's heart, show the same to the escaped and now-believing slave Onesimus. The apostle's message would have had extra force behind it because he knew Philemon personally.
Paul's message to Philemon was simple: Based on God's work of love and forgiveness in Philemon's heart, show the same to the escaped and now-believing slave Onesimus. The apostle's message would have had extra force behind it because he knew Philemon personally.