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Bible where the new Testament is, the. George, Paul, Ringo, and John. No, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Then the Acts of the. Apostles. Then comes the Epistles, all the letters. The good. folk who organized the scriptures for us were so thoughtful, as. Paul together - - 1. Paul (although me may not have written all of. Now, Paul being the most important and most prolific of the. But the question is: how are they. It's not alphabetical, you know. It's not chronological. It's not geographical. So what's. the organizing principle? The longest letter is. Romans is first, that's the longest of them. And guess. which one is shortest? Philemon, so it's the last of the 1. So. see, once you know that, if you get into the letters of Paul. Philemon. And if you get to. Hebrews, that's written anonymously, you've gone to far. And. then come the rest of the Epistles, James and John and Peter and. Revelation. So that's your little clue on how to find Philemon, you have no. So you can follow along with me then as I read Paul's letter to. Philemon: Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother,To Philemon our dear friend and co- worker, 2to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow- soldier, and to the church in your house: 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. When I remember youc. I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective when you perceive all the good that we may do for Christ. I have indeed received much joy and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, my brother. For this reason, though I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do your duty, 9yet I would rather appeal to you on the basis of love—and I, Paul, do this as an old man, and now also as a prisoner of Christ Jesus. Formerly he was useless to you, ? I am sending him, that is, my own heart, back to you. I wanted to keep him with me, so that he might be of service to me in your place during my imprisonment for the gospel; 1. I preferred to do nothing without your consent, in order that your good deed might be voluntary and not something forced. Perhaps this is the reason he was separated from you . So if you consider me your partner, welcome him as you would welcome me. If he has wronged you in any way, or owes you anything, charge that to my account. I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand: I will repay it. I say nothing about your owing me even your own self. Refresh my heart in Christ. Confident of your obedience, I am writing to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say. One thing more—prepare a guest room for me, for I am hoping through your prayers to be restored to you. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Footnote. In verses. So there you have it, an entire book of. So here's the problem: Onesimus, a. Paul as the friend of his master. Philemon. And Paul now sends him back with this letter of. That's not exactly a situation very many of us have been in : ). So how do we relate to this text? I have been emphasizing, and I do so once again, the importance. That we only understand in part, at best. So, to update the text means that we understand the gospel not. God's final word for all times, but as God's beginning word. Much as the. Declaration of Independence serves as the foundational document. And of course the most famous phrase from that. Hey, you passed your American History. Now, when the constitution was written a few years later, how. Slaves were 3/5ths of a person. Not. exactly a shining illustration of equality, is it? Voting rights. - - read your constitution, it's a helpful thing - - if you look. Voting rights were determined by states. White, male. property- owners. So, you take out the women, you take out the. Some evidently more equal than. And it always makes me wonder when people today clamor for a. That we. want to go back to that time? The simple fact is, it has taken us over 2. Thomas Jefferson. It still hasn't been fully. We're constantly revising our. That's what Judge Walker. California with Proposition 8. So we're. still trying to figure it out. So, too, with scripture. And especially. this text. For if we do not update it to our present, it serves. We could just say this is a. Philemon and Onesimus and Paul. We don't need to worry. And even though this is the most personal letter that we have. Philemon but to the entire. And further, the fact that it was preserved. So here's the essence of Paul's argument: love should lead us to. And in Philemon's case, that. Onesimus free. That's what love does - - it acts in. It's not how YOU define. Paul it's how God defines it. Even though we say we cannot know the mind of God, as Paul says. Philippians, we can have the mind of Christ. That is, we. can see things from 'above' so to speak, from that spiritual. And as I said a couple of. It may take 2. 0 years, it may take 2. Thus, for Paul, it is unthinkable that a Christian master could. Christian slave, because they're equal in Christ. And that. necessarily means that they're equal in the body of Christ. But how do we. excuse 1,8. Christian slave owners, after Paul tells. Philemon to do the right thing in love and set Onesimus free? The principle that Paul uses, I think is a good one: voluntary. Parents know this, right? You tell. your child to clean their room, maybe they will, maybe they. You have to try all kinds of tricks and coercion, it's. John Dominic Crossan says in his book on. Paul, on this particular passage, 'What is done by external. Never will be enough. Even if obeyed rather than resisted. Even with obedience. And that which we do out of desire and. So love leads us to do the right thing naturally. But what do we. do when it's not enough? Paul says he has the authority to command Philemon to do the. Philemon to. be led by his own love, not by Paul's command. And we often. think of God in similar terms - - one who has the authority to. Now, that's not my understanding of God, and I think indeed that. God leads to some very harmful things. But. that's another topic for another time. Note that Paul does not say to Philemon, 'God has given you the. Onesimus'. Rather, Paul says. God has given you, in Christ, the love to see Onesimus no longer. Though Paul wants Philemon to do this freely, love only gives. And it's clear when you read the letter - -. Philemon has no choice here. If he has that love, he will set. Liam Neeson, and James Nesbitt, two Irish actors, play the part. Northern Ireland, in a new. In the movie, Neeson's character. Nesbitt's character. Eventually, Neeson is caught and sent to. Good Friday accords that put an end to the violence in Northern. Ireland. Years later, a T. V. He has to want it, or it's not going to work. And the. producer says . Meanwhile, the brother of the victim, cajoled into. He. even brings a knife to the meeting, because he intends to kill. Well, he can't go through with it. The show falls apart, the two. And they continue their own. Until finally in a. It's a powerful movie, and it illustrates that love cannot be. Reconciliation cannot be forced. You have to want it. Paul's principle of voluntary action and love is surely correct. But what happens when it is not enough? This nation, founded supposedly as a Christian nation, as so. Because 'good Christian slave owners'. Paul's advice. And even after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, it took. Voting Rights Act would give the. And when that is the case, as it is with every. Crossan and Marcus Borg, in their book on Paul, note the. Love is what transforms. Christians, are called to do both. Love calls us to feed 5. Sunday for our Sunday breakfast. Whoever is hungry is. But justice calls us to ask 'Why are so. What is the systemic change that needs to. Love calls us to open our building on those freezing nights. Eugene. because they had no place to sleep. But justice calls us to work. Love calls us to open our pocketbooks to contribute to. Week of Compassion, working to respond to the. Pakistan, with some 2. But justice calls us to change the. Russia, China, Great. Britain, and France (the next 4 biggest military spenders). Love calls us to befriend the stranger and welcome the alien in. Justice calls us to work for immigration reform that. Micah summed it up well, some 7. Paul wrote his. letter, when he said . And I think, if you read Paul carefully, you will find that Paul.
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