On the Basis of Love (Part 1 of 2)
Truth For Life Daily Program
Alistair Begg
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🗓️ 13 July 2024
⏱️ 25 minutes
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The broken relationship between Philemon and his runaway slave, Onesimus, must have seemed impossible to repair. Nonetheless, Paul urged reconciliation. What’s necessary for genuine restoration to take place? Find out on Truth For Life with Alistair Begg.
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| 0:00.0 | The You're going to do you. |
| 0:13.0 | Do you do you do you do you do |
| 0:15.0 | do you do There are some broken relationships that can seem impossible to repair. |
| 0:30.0 | That must have been the case between Philemon and his runaway slave |
| 0:34.8 | onissimus. But that didn't stop the Apostle Paul from urging the two to |
| 0:39.2 | reconcile and today on Truth for Life weekend Alistairbegg looks at what's necessary for genuine restoration to take place. |
| 0:47.0 | Our gracious God, we thank you that in Jesus we have one who is a beautiful |
| 0:56.3 | Savior who is Lord of the Nations. We pray that as we turn to the Bible now that you |
| 1:02.2 | will be our teacher, that you will help us |
| 1:04.7 | both to speak and to hear in such a way that we might respond to it as it is the very word of |
| 1:10.9 | God. For we pray in Jesus Jesus name and for his sake. Amen. |
| 1:17.6 | I invite you to turn to your New Testament and to Philemon, which is a tiny letter that you will find nestled in between Titus and Hebrews, Philemon and |
| 1:29.8 | verse 8. |
| 1:31.8 | Therefore, although in Christ I could be bold and order you to do what you ought to do, |
| 1:37.0 | yet I appeal to you on the basis of love. |
| 1:40.0 | I then, as Paul, an old man, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus I appeal to you for my son |
| 1:47.2 | Onesimus who became my son while I was in chains. Formerly he was useless to you but now he has become useful |
| 1:57.2 | both to you and to me. I'm sending him who's my very heart back to you. I would have liked to keep him with me |
| 2:06.4 | so that he could take your place in helping me while I am in chains for the gospel. |
| 2:15.1 | But I did not want to do anything without your consent so that any favor you do will be spontaneous and not forced. Perhaps the reason he |
| 2:21.5 | was separated from you for a little while was that you might have him back for good, |
| 2:27.0 | no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a dear brother. |
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