Philemon

[Jim Watt]

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

*Tel: 253-517-9195 - Email: jmbetter at gmail.com*

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*April 13, 2010 <http://www.2rbetter.org/>*



  * PHILEMON - SUMMARY*

*CHRISTIAN PERSUASION ON BEHALF OF RESTORATION*


 *A. 1-3 GREETINGS*

PAUlos, DESmi-os [1198] ChrisTOU 'I*e*SOU, kai TiMOthe-os ho a-delPHOS,

*Paul, prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy the brother,*

PhiL*E*mo-ni t*o* a-ga-p*e*T*O* [27] kai su-nerG*O* [4904] heM*O*N,

*to Philemon the beloved and our fellow-worker,*

ApPHIa t*e* a-delPH*E*, kai ArCHIPp*o* t*o* sun-stra-ti*O*t*e* [4961] h*e*M*
O*N,

*2 and to Apphia the sister, and to Archippus our :fellow-soldier,*

kai t*e* kat' OI-KON [3624] sou ek-kl*e*SIa [1577]:

*and to the church in your house:*

CHAris huMIN kai eiR*E*n*e*

*3 Grace to you and peace*

aPO TheOU paTROS h*e*M*O*N kai KuRIou 'I*e*SOU ChrisTOU.

*from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.*



 *B. 4-20 USE OF REASON IN PLEADING FOR REDEMPTION*

*1. 4-7 PAUL'S WITNESS TO PHILEMON'S CHARACTER*

*a. 4-6 PAUL COMMENDS PHILEMON'S FAITH AND LOVE*

Eu-cha-riST*O* t*o* [2168] The*O* mou PANto-te MNEIan [3417] sou poiOUme-nos
[4160] ePI t*o*n pro-seuCH*O*N mou,

*I thank my :God alway making mention of you in my :prayers,*

aKOU*o*n sou t*e*n aGAp*e*n kai t*e*n PIstin h*e*n Echeis

*5 hearing of your :love and the faith which you have*

eis ton KUri-on 'I*e*SOUN, kai eis PANtas tous haGIous [40];

*toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all the saints;*

HOp*o*s h*e* koi-n*o*NIa [2842] t*e*s PIste*O*S sou e-nerG*E*S [1756] GEn*e*
-tai,

*6 so that the fellowship of your :faith may become effectual,*

en e-pigN*O*sei [1922] panTOS a-gaTHOU tou en h*e*MIN, eis ChrisTON 'I*e*
SOUN.

*in knowledge of every good that is in us, toward Christ Jesus.*


 *b. 7 PAUL'S ENRICHMENT FROM THIS*

chaRAN [5485] gar polL*E*N ESchon kai paRAkl*e*sin [3874] ePI t*e*
aGAp*e*sou, HOti ta SPLAGCHna
[4698]

*For much joy I had and comfort over your :love, because the hearts*

t*o*n haGI*o*n a-naPEpau-tai [373] diA sou, a-delPHE.

*of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.*


 *2. 8-20 PAUL MARSHALS ARGUMENTS FOR RESTORATION OF ONESIMUS*

*a. 8-14 PAUL'S CONCERN*

Di' HO, polL*E*N en ChrisT*O* par-r*e*SIan [3954] Ech*o*n e-piTASsein
[2004]soi to aN
*E*kon [433],

*Wherefore, though having much boldness in Christ to enjoin you what is
befitting,*

diA t*e*n aGAp*e*n MALlon pa-ra-kaL*O* [3870], toiOUtos *o*n h*o*s PAUlos,

*9 for :love's sake I rather beseech, being such as Paul,*

presBUt*e*s [4246] nuNI de kai DESmi-os [1198] ChrisTOU 'I*e*SOU:

*an old man and now also prisoner of Christ Jesus:*

- pa-ra-kaL*O* se peRI tou eMOU TEKnou [5043],
 *10** - I beseech you for my :child,* hon eGENn*e*-sa [1080] en tois
desMOIS [1199], O-N*E*si-mon,

*whom I have begotten in my :bonds, Onesimus,*

TON po-te soi Achr*e*-ston [990], nuNI de soi kai eMOI EUchr*e*-ston [2173]:

*11 once :unprofitable to you, but now profitable to you and to me:*

hon aNEpemPSA [375] soi auTON, tout' EStin, ta eMA SPLAGCHna [4698],

*12 whom I have sent back to you himself, that is, my very :heart,*

hon eG*O* e-bouLOm*e*n [1014] pros e-mauTON kaTEchein [2722], HIna huPER sou

*13 whom I would fain keep with me, that in your behalf*

moi di-a-koN*E* [1247] en tois desMOIS [1199] tou eu-ag-geLIou:

*he minister unto me in the bonds of the gospel:*

ch*o*RIS de t*e*s s*e*s GN*O*m*e*s [1106] ouDEN *e*THEl*e*-sa [2309] poi*E*
sai;

*14 but without your :mind I wished to do nothing;*

HIna m*e* h*o*s kaTA aNAGk*e*n [318] to a-gaTHON sou *e*, alLA kaTA
eKOUsi-on [1595].

*that your :goodness be not as of necessity, but of free will.*


 *b. 15-16 GOD'S PROVIDENCE*

TAcha gar diA TOUto e-ch*o*RISth*e* [5563] pros H*O*ran [5610],

*For perhaps he was therefore parted from you for an hour,*

HIna ai*O*ni-on [166] auTON aPEch*e*s [568];

*that you should have him for ever;*

ouKEti h*o*s DOUlon [1402], alLA huPER DOUlon,

*16 no longer as bondman, but more than bondman,*

a-delPHON a-ga-p*e*TON, MAlis-ta [3122] eMOI,

*a brother beloved, specially to me,*

POs*o* de MALlon soi, kai en sarKI kai en KuRI*o*.

*but how much rather to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.*


 *c. 17 THE THRUST OF PAUL'S PARTNERSHIP*

ei oun me Echeis koi-n*o*NON [2844], pros-laBOU [4355] auTON h*o*s eME.

*If therefore you have me for partner, receive him as myself.*


 *d. 18-19 PAUL: GOOD FOR ANY DEBTS*

ei, de, ti *e*DIk*e*SEN [91] se *e* oPHEIlei [3784], TOUto eMOI elLOga
[1677];

*If, therefore, he wronged you aught or owes, charge this to me;*

eG*O* PAUlos Egra-psa t*e* eM*E* cheiRI, eG*O* a-poTIs*o* [661]:

*19 I Paul write with my :hand, I will repay:*

HIna m*e* LEg*o* soi HOti kai se-auTON moi pro-soPHEIleis [4359].

*that I tell you not that you owe me besides even you own self.*


 *e. 20 REFRESHMENT: POSSIBLE THROUGH PHILEMON*

nai, a-delPHE, eG*O* sou oNAIm*e*n [3685] en KuRI*o*:

*Yes, brother, let me have help of you in the Lord:*

aNApauSON [373] mou ta SPLAGCHna [4698] en ChrisT*O*.

*refresh my :heart in Christ.*



 *C. 21-22 PAUL'S CONFIDENCE IN PHILEMON'S FELLOWSHIP*

*a. 21 PAUL'S CONFIDENCE IN PHILEMON*

Pe-poiTH*O*S [3982] t*e* hu-pa-ko*E* [5218] sou EgraPSA soi,

*Trusting your :obedience I write you,*

eiD*O*S HOti kai huPER ha LEg*o* poi*E*seis.

*knowing that you will do even beyond what I say.*


 *b. 22 PAUL'S HOPE*

HAma de kai eTOImaZE [2090] moi xeNIan [3578]:

*But withal prepare me also a lodging:*

elPIz*o* [1679] gar HOti diA t*o*n pro-seuCH*O*N [4335] huM*O*N
cha-risTH*E*so-mai
[5483] huMIN.

*for I hope that through your :prayers I shall be granted you.*



 *D. 23-24 GREETINGS*

AsPAzaTE [782] se EpaPHRAS ho su-naichMAl*o*TOS [4869] mou en ChrisT*O* 'I*e
*SOU;

*My :follow-prisoner in Christ Jesus Epaphras greets you;*

MARkos, A-RIStar-chos, D*e*MAS, LouKAS, hoi su-nerGOI mou [4904].

*24 so does Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my :fellow-workers.*



 *E. 25 BENEDICTION*

H*e* CHAris [5485] tou KuRIou 'I*e*SOU ChrisTOU meTA tou PNEUma-tos [4151]huM
*O*N.

*The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your :spirit.*



 *NOTE**: *Verse 1 of Philemon mentions the church in the home of Archippus.
Out of 114 NT references to church, 14 refer to a church in a house. 4 quite
clearly are identified with a person, while the other 10 are established by
context. Of course, 81 references refer to the church of a city. 14
references of the 81 to the City Church, are clearly identified as such in
Revelation 2 and 3. The other 67 are identified by context.


 Philemon 8-20 contain the main purpose of Paul's letter to this friend and
brother. This is one of the wisest, most loving, and logical array of
reasons for this brother to accede to this heart-moving appeal of Paul on
behalf of Onesimus to be found in the entire Bible.


 Again, the fact that it is the 14th letter of Paul recorded at the leading
of the Holy Spirit, is significant. Though much valuable material appears in
Romans through Titus, yet this last letter and chapter is placed to receive
our special attention. It is also the 100th chapter of Paul's 14 NT letters.
In whatever way we consider this letter to Philemon, it is obvious that God
desires us to master how we too are to prevail upon a friend to follow
through on the exhortation God gives us for his wise and loving action.


 Let us remember, Romans is the first of these 14 letters. In the law of
Pedagogy, the Law of First Referencece or appearance lays the key theme that
will prevail throughout. “Justification by Faith - not Works” - is that
basic theme. But how to win over a friend to the action God seeks - is the
close of these letters; and again reveals the heart of God.


 God in His great wisdom has so led the various Bible translators - so that
even if some do not come up to the highest level of accuracy according to
Biblical Criticism - yet no sincere seeker after God through
*any*translation, will not fail to find Him. However - for the teacher
who wants
to get as close to the original text as possible, then Textual Criticism
takes on a new dimension of importance. But - what God has reserved for
these last days in His Bible Numerics as uncovered so carefully by Russian
Ivan Panin, cannot fail to impress us as it leads us to accurate teaching.
The very fact that “*context*” is so carefully laid out by sentence,
sub-paragraph, paragraph and section structure, cannot fail to impress us
with its clarity and simplicity. This book of Philemon is chapter 132 of the
Interlinear Greek bible Numeric NT based on these discoveries that I have
just completed, out of the 260 chapters of the full NT. This was the desire
of Panin to see accomplished, but until now since his death in 1942 - is
finally about to see his dream fully realized. J.A.W.



 *WHY THE HOLOCAUST - **By Asher Intrater - 2010-04-11*

*This Monday (April 12) marks Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel. When
sharing the gospel with our people, we often encounter the objection: "I
can't believe in God because of the Holocaust."  *


 *Here is a brief survey of the biblical answers to this question:*

   1.

   *Universal Sin **– **God created the world perfect.  Evil in the world
   began and continues because of mankind's sin and refusal to obey (**Genesis
   3**). It is not God who is to blame for suffering in the world but human
   beings. Yeshua gave the example that the people who were murdered by Pilate
   were not greater sinners than others, but that all people need to repent (
   **Luke 13:1-5**). People are not primarily "good" and progressively
   evolving into a better moral state. All people have sinned. The Holocaust is
   a great proof of the biblical view that mankind are sinners in need of
   repentance and grace.** *


   1.

   *Jewish Sin – **Amazingly, the events of the Holocaust were predicted as
   far back as the Law of Moses. **Leviticus 26:33, 38 **and **Deuteronomy
   28:63-64 **speak of the exile and horrible suffering of the Jewish people
   as a punishment of our sin.** *


   1.

   *Gentile Sin –** **While the exile and suffering of the Jews are seen as
   a punishment from God, much of what happened in the Holocaust and many other
   cases of anti-Semitism were NOT what God decreed. God dispersed us into the
   Gentile nations because of our sin; but how the Gentiles treated us was
   their sin. **Zechariah 1:15 – I am exceedingly angry with the nations at
   ease; for I was a little angry, and they helped – but with evil intent. *
   *God is angrier with the Gentile nations for their anti-Semitism than He
   was with the Jewish people for their sins that caused the exile in the first
   place.** *


   1.

   *Replacement Theology –** **Romans 11 states that there is a continuing
   destiny for the Jews as the chosen people. This was denied both by the
   Catholic church in the Middle Ages and by Luther in the Reformation. The
   denial of the chosenness of the Jewish people in Christian theology allowed
   for anti-Semitism to be justified in Christian nations. Although most true
   Christians reject anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism today, the errors of
   replacement theology allowed for many Christians to remain silent during the
   Holocaust and some even to be active in Nazism.** *


   1.

   *Rejecting Messiah –** **The coming of Messiah was meant to be a blessing
   for Israel and the nations. Our rejection of Yeshua turned much of that
   blessing into a curse. **Luke 19:44 – Your enemies will level you to the
   ground and destroy your children within you… because you did not know the
   time of your visitation.** We in effect cursed ourselves (**Matthew 27:25
   **).** *


   1.

   *Rejecting Zionism by Rabbis – **The first Aliyah (immigration wave) of
   modern Zionism began in 1881, almost 60 years before the Holocaust. I
   believe God was calling Jewish people to leave areas of danger in Europe to
   travel either to America or to Israel. Those who listened were saved.
   Tragically, the rabbinic leadership in Eastern Europe radically opposed
   Zionism as false messianism, and told the people not to follow them. As a
   result, multitudes of religious were left to be slaughtered.** *


   1.

   *Rejecting Zionism by Humanists –** **Theodore Herzl began his preaching
   for a Jewish State in 1897 after witnessing anti-Semitism in the case of
   Captain Alfred Dreyfus. Many liberal Jews in Western Europe could have been
   saved from the horrors of the Holocaust had they also moved to America or
   Israel. They stayed because of the illusion of affluence and the lies of
   liberal secular humanism, which denied the danger at hand. Today as well,
   "political correctness" stands in opposition to the basic defense of the
   Jewish state from the threat of a modern day Holocaust at the hands of
   Islamic Jihad.** *


   1.

   *Suffering of the Righteous – **In all generations the righteous suffer.
   To the degree that a society has values of integrity, the righteous will be
   rewarded. To the degree that a society has lost its moral values, the
   righteous suffer. **II Timothy 3:12 – All who desire to live godly in
   Messiah Yeshua will suffer persecution. **The righteous have suffered
   from the time of Cain and Abel, to the prophets and patriarchs of Israel, to
   Christians in the Muslim world today. Communist China under Mao massacred
   many more people than the Nazis. The Turks murdered multitudes in the
   Armenian "Holocaust." *


   1.

   *Suffering of the Chosen People –** **There is a mysterious parallel
   between the crucifixion of Yeshua as Messiah and the suffering of the Jews
   as the chosen people. Although our people rejected Yeshua because of sin,
   the revelation was also partially** "hidden from your eyes" – Luke 19:42.
   ** The exile was not only a punishment; there was a divine purpose to
   allow **"salvation to come to the Gentiles" – Romans 11:11.  ** The exile
   and suffering of the Jewish people has redemptive aspects for the Gentiles.
   This is parallel to the suffering of missionaries and evangelists as they
   present the gospel (**Colossians 1:24**). *


   1.

   *Satan against the Second Coming – **After the sin of Adam and Eve, God
   promised to bring a "seed" who would destroy Satan (**Genesis 3:15**).
   That seed was Yeshua. He was to come through Abraham's descendants
(**Genesis
   22:18**). Therefore satanic forces (like Pharaoh, Haman, and Herod) have
   always tried to kill the Jewish people. These attacks against the Jewish
   people might have ended when Yeshua was born. However Yeshua extended the
   promise to include the Second Coming as well as the First.  **Matthew
   23:39 – You will see Me no more until you say, "Blessed is He who comes…"
   **The Holocaust and Islamic Jihad are satanic attempts to prevent the
   Jewish people from fulfilling their end time destiny of bringing the Messiah
   back into the world (at which time the devil will be incarcerated
[**Revelation
   20:2**]). *


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