Debbisu

Onesimus had run away from his master, Philemon. Paul hinted that Onesimus be loaned to him, and he would like Onesimus be set free from enslavement.

We do not know for sure whether this implies a degree of failure on the part of Archippus or is written only to indicate Paul

The guidelines are persistence, alertness and thankfulness. If we put these into practice our spirit will be ublifted and connected to that of God. We will receive His answers and will not be distracted or deceived by the enemy of God.

An obedient child respects and honors his parents, what pleases God. Consequently a child learns to revere God. To avoid dis couraging their children fathers should build close relationship to the children in order to know them better and become realistic in their expectations.

Christian virtues are important to Christ because they manifest the character of Christ we should put on. Three characters that are important to the church, the family and non-chistians are forbearance, forgiveness and love.

We slip into sins of the tongue easily because we have emotions we can hardly control. Our sins of the tongue can injure people and poison our relationship with them. We must rid ourselves from this habit, ask for forgiveness and substitute a more appropriate expression.

God created the sexual drive because it fuels his command to be fruitful and multiply. To keep sexual drive from causing us to sin is to obey God

Legalism and asecticism are based on human commands and teachings that have no inmate connection with the Head, Christ, who gives life. The alternative to legalism is the personal connection to Jesus, through him only the growth will come by means of nourishment from him.

With the forgiveness we are no more slave of the law and of sin caused by breaking of the law. Nailing the law to the cross means Jesus has fulfilled it, therefore the law is no longer our guide. At the cross Jesus purchased us from the bondage of the evil.

The philosophical belief system does not stand on the solid rock, therefore it is inconsistent, unsteady and full of gaps. I have been captivated by traditional belief which was full of rules and law, but with empty result.