by Grant Richison | Philemon
Read Introduction to Philemon “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.” The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen This is the customary salutation by Paul. He emphasizes “grace” in his salutations. Paul began...
by Grant Richison | Philemon
Read Introduction to Philemon “…as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow laborers.” Aristarchus, Colossians 4:10 mentions Aristarchus with Mark. Aristarchus was a fellow prisoner with Paul. He was a Macedonian (Ac 19:29) who lived in...
by Grant Richison | Philemon
Read Introduction to Philemon “…as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow laborers.” as do Mark, Mark was the nephew of Barnabas (Co 4:10; Ac 12:12). His mother, Mary, had a large house in Jerusalem where the church assembled for prayer (Ac 12). ...
by Grant Richison | Philemon
Read Introduction to Philemon “Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you…” We come now to the conclusion of Philemon (23-25). We find greetings from five people: Epaphras, Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke. One of these was a fellow...
by Grant Richison | Philemon
Read Introduction to Philemon “But, meanwhile, also prepare a guest room for me, for I trust that through your prayers I shall be granted to you.” But, meanwhile, also prepare a guest room for me, “Guest room” is literally lodging. This is a place for...
by Grant Richison | Philemon
Read Introduction to Philemon “Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.” Having confidence in your obedience, Paul had confidence that Philemon would treat Onesimus well. The word “obedience” is...
