The Letter To Philemon

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Philemon 1 – 5, “Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellow laborer, And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in thy house: Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers, Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;”

The letter to Philemon is unique in the Bible and in history. I hope this article will help us to understand and gain an appreciation of why this short letter by the Apostle Paul made its way into the Bible.

Philemon, traditionally believed to have lived in Colossae, owned a slave by the name of Onesimus

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