What specifically did Paul ask Philemon to do for Onesimus?
Paul asked Philemon, on the basis of his Christian responsibility, to forgive Onesimus his runaway slave who Paul was sending back to him. Paul urged Philemon not to punish Onesimus but to receive him “no longer as a slave” but as “a beloved brother” (16). Paul even placed Onesimus’ debt on his account, but then reminded Philemon of the greater spiritual debt which Philemon himself owed as one of Paul’s converts to Christ (17-19). 14. Hebrews: What did Hebrews teach concerning the person and work of Jesus Christ? The letter to the Hebrews builds a case for the superiority of Christ through a cumulative argument in which Christ is presented as “better” in every respect than the elements of past revelation and the Old Covenant. The letter immediately begins with the supremacy of Christ over the Old Testament prophets (1:1-3). Jesus Christ is presented as the highest form of personal revelation from God because He alone is “appointed heir of all things” (1:2), was the agent of creation, i
