Bible Study on the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon

Welcome, brothers and sisters in Christ. We are continuing our exploration with one chapter books of the Bible with Philemon. Unlike most of the Apostle Paul's other letter that have a teaching purpose, this seems to be a personal request to Philemon. However, there are lessons we can discover in this "postcard" of a letter.

Outline of Philemon
--Address and Greeting (Philemon 1-3)
--Thanksgiving for Philemon's Faith and Love (Philemon 4-7)
--The Plea for Onesimus (Philemon 8-16)
--Philemon's Obedience Encouraged (Philemon 17-22)
--Farewell (Philemon 23-25)

Scripture taken from the New King James Version
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WordFocus on Slave (p. 2065), From The Nelson Study Bible, copyright (c) 1997 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission

"Some Initial Reflections on Slavery in the New Testament" by Daniel B. Wallace, from Biblical Studies Press (c) 1998. www.bible.org

Map of Colossae: www.freebibleimages.org
"3 Lessons We Can Learn from Philemon," by Jessica Udall, www.biblestudytools.com

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