Onesimus and Philemon
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A former slave, Onesimus meets Paul
Through him, meets Jesus and is born anew.
By Christ, his sins forgiven one and all,
Soon understands what God calls him to do.
Philemon was his former master – spurned
By this Onesimus who ran away.
Now shocked to find his former slave returned;
Fellow believers, both with debts to pay.
Should he be punished? Should he be abhorred?
Should he be taken back, again enslaved?
Paul writes to his old friend: If Christ is Lord,
Forgiveness is the sign that we are saved.
As God gives freely; give to one another,
Thus we ought willingly forgive our brother.
Copyright © John Watt | Year Posted 2020
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