Philemon
Philemon 1 Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto
Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer,
2 And to our
beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy
house:
3 Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord
Jesus Christ.
4 I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my
prayers,
5 Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the
Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;
6 That the communication of thy
faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is
in you in Christ Jesus.
7 For we have great joy and consolation in
thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.
8 Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee
that which is convenient,
9 Yet for love's sake I rather beseech
thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus
Christ.
10 I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten
in my bonds:
11 Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now
profitable to thee and to me:
12 Whom I have sent again: thou
therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:
14 But without thy
mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of
necessity, but willingly.
15 For perhaps he therefore departed for a
season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;
16 Not now as a
servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how
much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?
17 If thou
count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself.
18 If he hath
wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account;
19 I
Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I do not
say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides.
20
Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the
Lord.
21 Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee,
knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.
22 But withal
prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be
given unto you.
23 There salute thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in
Christ Jesus;
24 Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my
fellowlabourers.
25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your
spirit. Amen.
• Exactly 2520 years from the exile
of Benjamin, Iceland became an independent nation.
•
The first tribe to be
conquered by the Assyrians was Manasseh,
in 745 B.C. Exactly 2520 years later America became a nation on July 4, 1776.
(Leviticus. 26: 28-46) God warned Israel that if they persisted in continually
breaking His Laws, not only would curses come upon them.
He would punish them for seven times, (a time being 360 years, seven times would
be 2520 years) and would banish them from the land of Palestine and scatter them
among the heathens (like lost sheep)
• Study the book:
Abrahamic Covenant,
(A study outline of the identity of God's people) By E. Raymond Capt
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Jeremiah 17:5 Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh
his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord.