Introduction: Paul’s Greeting (vv 1-4) There are basically 3 characters featured in the Book of Philemon: Paul Philemon Onesimus. There are 2 other mentioned in these verses, Apphia and Archippus (mentioned in Col. 4:17), probably wife and son of Philemon. Verse 1 — The Apostle Paul is a prisoner in Rome; the writing is […]
“For our citizenship is in Heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus,” (Phil. 3:20),We thank God that the Holy Spirit inspired (2 Timothy 3:16-17) the writers of the Bible to write in terms that we can understand. Most of us are familiar with the word “citizenship.” We understand that […]
How Then Shall We Live? One of the greatest and most precious promises in the Word of God is the certainty of the return of the Lord Jesus for His church. Christians are expected to live a different kind of life than that of the unbeliever. Col. 3:1-2 tells us that we are to set our minds […]