Sermons

Philemon: The Gospel Demonstrated

Drawing from the themes in Colossians, Paul builds the case that the mutual experience of redemption, new life, the lordship of Christ, etc., create a basis for a new understanding of relationships in the household of God. But whereas Col 3:18-4:1 might be construed as applying these concepts abstractly, Philemon brings this down to earth in a very concrete manner as he mediates between Onesimus (a slave) and Philemon (a master)… and in the process Paul demonstrates what it means to be a peacemaker.