Philemon
This is a very interesting, short, compact book. The subject matter is that a slave has escaped a Christian man. The escaped slave has found his way to Paul in Rome and has found Christ. He is now returning under the direction of Paul and the Holy Spirit to make things right with his master. Paul appeals to Philemon to receive the slave back into his home. Slavery is never a good thing. In this book the debate is not over whether slavery is legal, right, or defensible. The book focuses in on not changing the structure of one's circumstances as much as being faithful in whatever circumstance you find yourself. We often try to rebel against situations that are difficult for us, but maybe we need to be faithful in the midst of a bad job, a difficult boss, or a tough school situation so that Christ might be glorified.
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- Jeff Dowdy is the Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Swannanoa, NC. He graduated from Houston Baptist University with a B.S. in Christianity and Speech Communications. He also earned his Masters of Divinity with Biblical Languages from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2002. In December 2008, He earned his Doctor of Ministry in Leadership and Administration from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Jeff has been married for 14 years to Melody and has two children. He likes to play golf and race triathlons.
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