{"product_id":"opening-up-philemon","title":"Opening Up Philemon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors’ (Matthew 6:12).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThose words of our Lord Jesus may well have been on Paul’s mind when he sat down to write this letter to a man called Philemon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe apostle was sending back the runaway slave, Onesimus, to his master.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHaving repented of his sins and trusted himself to Jesus as Lord, Onesimus had been forgiven by God.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow then should Philemon welcome him back? Should the owner treat his slave severely, as a non-person who had cheated him, or should he welcome him back as a Christian brother?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd how should you and I treat those who sin against us, but come back asking for forgiveness?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis letter is for Christians down the years and around the world because its message is never out of date.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e80 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9781846257339\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Day One Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41552660103233,"sku":"9781846257339","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0006\/5077\/2545\/files\/OUPhilemoncoverprintready_600x_17cf3efb-4025-462c-a00d-3f4ed35b20ad.jpg?v=1720190801","url":"https:\/\/dayonedistribution.myshopify.com\/products\/opening-up-philemon","provider":"DayOneDistribution","version":"1.0","type":"link"}