Thus far we have seen from Philemon that while Paul is addressing the issue of a run-away slave’s redemption from the sentence of death, nevertheless the text before us ultimately is about Christ. As such, we have learned quite a few things about the nature of the redemption that we have received in Christ.
Previously, we noted the first three elements of this redemption. First it requires a specific standing. With this we saw that Christ’s deity was and is a crucial part of our Redemption. Just as Paul on behalf of Onesimus approached Philemon on the basis of the “partnership” they mutually enjoyed, so also Christ could approach God on our behalf because He is God. Without this standing, Christ could not be our advocate!
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