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Jun 5, 2005
x-tra random stuff Just a day later, I'm already falling for it again. Why am I so gullible. Someone punch me. My room is so hot, the carpet is actually burning my feet. Not badly, but enough that that sensation is there. Tonight I was studying Philemon with some friends. A question that came up was, "Why is this even in the Bible?" I wish I had pressed her a bit on that, to find out why she would think that it didn't have scriptural value. My guess is that she asked because Philemon really does not contain much doctrine or practical application. Thinking about that, it hit me: often that's all we use the Bible for. We really do tend to skip over the parts that we can not apply directly. But the Bible is more than just docterine or practical application: It is the story of God and his people. It is a story of how God has worked through the ages, and how his people, first Israel and ultimately the church, came to be. And that is the importance of Philemon. We don't get any practical application (although I guess if any of us ever has a slave that runs away and then converts to Christianity, then you can look to Philemon to find out how to handle that situation.) But, in a larger sense, in the story that is the Bible, Philemon does have a lot to teach us about God and life and the predicament that we all find ourselves in. Although Brent's interpretation is also good: according to him, Philemon actually contains a hidden treasure map. Interesting. posted
by Unknown @ 11:27:00 PM |
