Philemon 8-16: confidence in Christ; change of treatment for Onesimus; his usefulness; Paul’s very heart; Paul defers to Philemon; Onesimus, a brother.
Philemon 1-7 Lesson 1
Philemon 1-7: Ancient slavery; Introduction to the letter; Paul, a prisoner; Philemon, a fellow worker; Apphia, our sister; Archippus, a fellow soldier; house church; generosity of faith; fuller knowledge.
Colossians 4:10-18 Lesson 17
Colossians 4:10-18: Paul’s associates; Aristarchus my fellow prisoner; Mark; Jesus Justus; Epaphras; stand mature; fully assured in the will of God; Luke; Nympha; ekklesia; with my own hand.
Colossians 4:1-9 Lesson 16
Colossians 4:1-9: Christian masters; Master in heaven; steadfast prayer, being watchful; making the mystery known; Walk in wisdom; make the best use of your time; speech with grace.
Colossians 3:20-25 Lesson 15
Colossians 3:20-25: Honoring Christ in the household; Children-obedient to parents; teknon; Fathers, do not provoke; slaves obey masters; reward of inheritance; master’s Master in heaven.
Colossians 3:17-19 Lesson 14
Colossians 3:17-19: Service is worship; Wives, submit to husbands; husbands love your wives; do not be embittered.
Colossians 3:12b-16 Lesson 13
Colossians 3:12b-16: More virtues of the new man, as the elect of God: forgiving as forgiven; love, the bond of perfection; Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts; […]
Colossians 3:8-12a Lesson 12
Colossians 3:8-12a: Put away sins; Put on new man; renewed to full knowledge (epignosis); no human distinctions in Christ; barbarian, Scythian; elect of God.
Colossians 3:1-7 Lesson 11
Colossians 3:1-7: Seeking things above; your life hidden in Christ; appearing with him; Put to death members of your body.
Colossians 2:20-23 Lesson 10
Colossians 2:20-23: Final warning against false teachers; elemental spirits of the world; asceticism; self-made religion; legalistic regulations are as filthy rags.