Daily Archives: June 6, 2012

Daily Archives: June 6, 2012

Wimps of the Bible: Onesimus, Part 2

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The book of Philemon is a little letter Paul wrote to his friend asking him to take back a former slave, Onesimus, who had stolen from him.  There is a several valuable life lessons that we can glean from the 25 verses contained in the book.   Good things can come from bad situations.  Given that Onesimus was a slave he was considered property.  Having a slave run away is basically a loss of one’s property.  Having a slave steal …