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And now unleashing God's truth one verse at a time.

Here is Grace to you, Bible teacher John MacArthur.

If you will, open your New Testament and try to find Philemon.

It is tucked between, well, just in front of the book of Hebrews might help, just in front

of the book of Hebrews.

Why should we look at the book of Philemon?

Philemon is a very important book.

That's why it's in the New Testament.

It might seem on the surface, or rather in consequential book.

It is only one chapter, been divided into 25 rather short verses.

It doesn't really seem to contain any epic doctrines or any confrontation of significant

error.

It doesn't record for us any elements of history that would be unforgettable and necessary

for us to understand the flow of redemptive history.

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