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Some Introductory Thoughts J. Vernon McGee told of a man in the South who had an interesting way of dividing the three epistles of John. He called them “one-eyed John,” “two-eyed John,” and “three-eyed John” because of the Roman numerals (I, II, III) placed in front of them. Our focus in this study will be […]
Onesimus Needed Someone To Pay His Debt It seems likely that Onesimus had stolen from Philemon to fund his journey to Rome (1:18). At least, he had stolen himself. Onesimus had no way to pay the debt he owed to Philemon Paul was willing to put Onesimus’ debt on his account. He was willing to […]
Onesimus Needed Someone To Intercede On His Behalf Roman law allowed for a freeman to intercede on behalf of a slave. While a fugitive in Rome, Onesimus met Paul and was converted by him (Phile. 10). It is possible that Paul had also converted Philemon (Phile. 19). Since Paul knew Philemon, he could intercede on […]