Introduction A. In Paul’s letter to Philemon, we read about the conversion of a slave named Onesimus, whom Paul returned to his earthly master along with some letters he had written (Philemon 10-12; Colossians 4:7-9). B. Although many slaveholders used this letter to endorse slavery as it existed in the old south, nothing could be further from the truth. I. Consider with me the story of a man named Zoilos. A. Zoilos lived...
Slaves of God
Introduction A. A slave is one who renders service not as a matter of choice, but because he is subject to a will other than his own. B. If the thought of slavery is despised in modern America, it was utterly detested by the people of Greece and Rome. C. To men who cherish freedom, Paul says we must be slaves (Romans 6). I. Whether we like it or not, we are all slaves. A. At some point in our lives we all become slaves to sin (John 8:31-34...