{"id":15325,"date":"2026-06-07T21:35:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T04:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sanbi.us\/pmac\/?p=15325"},"modified":"2026-06-07T21:35:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T04:35:55","slug":"%e3%80%8c%e3%82%aa%e3%83%8d%e3%82%b7%e3%83%a2%e3%81%a8%e3%83%94%e3%83%ac%e3%83%a2%e3%83%b3%ef%bc%9a%e3%82%ad%e3%83%aa%e3%82%b9%e3%83%88%e3%81%ab%e3%81%82%e3%82%8b%e5%85%84%e5%bc%9f%e3%80%8d%ef%bc%88","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sanbi.us\/pmac\/%e3%80%8c%e3%82%aa%e3%83%8d%e3%82%b7%e3%83%a2%e3%81%a8%e3%83%94%e3%83%ac%e3%83%a2%e3%83%b3%ef%bc%9a%e3%82%ad%e3%83%aa%e3%82%b9%e3%83%88%e3%81%ab%e3%81%82%e3%82%8b%e5%85%84%e5%bc%9f%e3%80%8d%ef%bc%88\/","title":{"rendered":"\u300c\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u3068\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\uff1a\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306b\u3042\u308b\u5144\u5f1f\u300d\uff08\u672c\u591a\u4e00\u7c73\uff09"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15326\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.sdjcc.net\/post\/%E3%80%8C%E3%82%AA%E3%83%8D%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A2%E3%81%A8%E3%83%94%E3%83%AC%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%EF%BC%9A%E3%82%AD%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%81%AB%E3%81%82%E3%82%8B%E5%85%84%E5%BC%9F%E3%80%8D-onesimus-and-philemon-brothers-in-christ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u300c\u793c\u62dd\u6620\u50cf\u300d\u300c\u30dd\u30c3\u30c9\u30ad\u30e3\u30b9\u30c8\u300d\u300c\u4e00\u65e5<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u4e00\u751f<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u300d<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u306f<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u3053\u3061\u3089<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u304b\u3089<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u3002<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2193\u3000\u4eca\u65e5\u306e\u300c\u65e5\u82f1\u793c\u62dd\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u539f\u7a3f\u300d\u300c\u304a\u3082\u3061\u304b\u3048\u308a\u300d\u306f\u3053\u3061\u3089\u304b\u3089\u3000\u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Onesimus and Philemon: Brothers in Christ<br \/>\n\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u3068\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\uff1a\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306b\u3042\u308b\u5144\u5f1f<br \/>\nSDJCC Sunday Worship Service<br \/>\nJune 7, 2026<\/p>\n<p>In July of 2024, we began our current message series, \u201cLearning from Others, How to Live with God\u201d.\u3000 \uff12\uff10\uff12\uff14\u5e74\uff17\u6708\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u73fe\u5728\u306e\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u30b7\u30ea\u30fc\u30ba\u300c\u4eba\u304b\u3089\u5b66\u3073\u3001\u795e\u3068\u5171\u306b\u751f\u304d\u308b\u9053\u300d\u3092\u59cb\u3081\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Since then, we have looked together at over 50 people in the Old Testament and about 30 people in the New Testament.\u3000\u305d\u308c\u4ee5\u6765\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u65e7\u7d04\u8056\u66f8\u304b\u3089\uff15\uff10\u4eba\u4ee5\u4e0a\u3001\u65b0\u7d04\u8056\u66f8\u304b\u3089\u7d04\uff13\uff10\u4eba\u306e\u4eba\u7269\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u5171\u306b\u5b66\u3093\u3067\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We will be wrapping up this message series this month.\u3000\u4eca\u6708\u3001\u3053\u306e\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u30b7\u30ea\u30fc\u30ba\u3092\u7de0\u3081\u304f\u304f\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The last few messages, we have looked at people who had connection with the apostle Paul.\u3000 \u3053\u3053\u6570\u56de\u306e\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u3067\u306f\u3001\u4f7f\u5f92\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u3068\u95a2\u308f\u308a\u306e\u3042\u3063\u305f\u4eba\u3005\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u898b\u3066\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This will also be true for the people we will be looking at these last four messages this month.\u3000 \u4eca\u6708\u3001\u6700\u5f8c\u306e\uff14\u56de\u306e\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u3067\u53d6\u308a\u4e0a\u3052\u308b\u4eba\u3005\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u3082\u3001\u540c\u69d8\u306e\u3053\u3068\u304c\u8a00\u3048\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, we cannot help but talk about Paul in relation to these various people.\u3000\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3063\u3066\u3001\u3053\u308c\u3089\u69d8\u3005\u306a\u4eba\u3005\u3068\u306e\u95a2\u4fc2\u306b\u304a\u3044\u3066\u3001\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u8a9e\u3089\u305a\u306b\u306f\u3044\u3089\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This will especially be evident for the two people we will look at today.\u3000 \u3053\u308c\u306f\u3001\u4eca\u65e5\u53d6\u308a\u4e0a\u3052\u308b\u4e8c\u4eba\u306e\u4eba\u7269\u306b\u304a\u3044\u3066\u3001\u7279\u306b\u9855\u8457\u306b\u8868\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Today, we will look at the letter that Paul wrote to a man named Philemon.\u3000 \u4eca\u65e5\u306f\u3001\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u304c\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u3068\u3044\u3046\u4eba\u7269\u306b\u5b9b\u3066\u305f\u624b\u7d19\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u898b\u3066\u3044\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We will focus on the relationship between Philemon and his runaway slave Onesimus.\u3000 \u3000\u3000\u7279\u306b\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u3068\u3001\u5f7c\u306e\u5bb6\u304b\u3089\u9003\u4ea1\u3057\u305f\u5974\u96b7\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u3068\u306e\u95a2\u4fc2\u306b\u7126\u70b9\u3092\u5f53\u3066\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Yes, you heard correctly, Onesimus was a runaway slave.\u3000 \u305d\u3046\u3067\u3059\u3001\u304a\u805e\u304d\u9593\u9055\u3044\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u306f\u9003\u4ea1\u3057\u305f\u5974\u96b7\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>At this point, please allow me to address the issue of slavery.\u3000 \u3053\u3053\u3067\u3001\u5974\u96b7\u5236\u306e\u554f\u984c\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u89e6\u308c\u3066\u304a\u304d\u305f\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Given the dark history of slavery found in this country, I do not want to skirt around this issue.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u56fd\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b\u5974\u96b7\u5236\u306e\u6697\u3044\u6b74\u53f2\u3092\u8e0f\u307e\u3048\u3001\u79c1\u306f\u3053\u306e\u554f\u984c\u3092\u907f\u3051\u3066\u901a\u308b\u3064\u3082\u308a\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Let me make the following clear.\u3000 \u6b21\u306e\u70b9\u3092\u306f\u3063\u304d\u308a\u3055\u305b\u3066\u304a\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The Bible does not promote or condemn slavery.\u3000 \u8056\u66f8\u306f\u3001\u5974\u96b7\u5236\u3092\u63a8\u5968\u3082\u975e\u96e3\u3082\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>It merely acknowledges its existence as part of sinful humanity and addresses how we are to treat one another regardless of our status in life. \u3000 \u8056\u66f8\u306f\u5358\u306b\u3001\u7f6a\u6df1\u3044\u4eba\u9593\u793e\u4f1a\u306e\u4e00\u90e8\u3068\u3057\u3066\u5974\u96b7\u5236\u306e\u5b58\u5728\u3092\u8a8d\u3081\u3001\u4eba\u751f\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b\u5730\u4f4d\u306b\u95a2\u308f\u3089\u305a\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u304c\u4e92\u3044\u306b\u3069\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u63a5\u3059\u3079\u304d\u304b\u3092\u8aac\u3044\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Having said that, the problem does not lie in the term \u201cslave\u201d but in how people have viewed and therefore treated slaves.\u3000 \u305d\u3046\u306f\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u3082\u3001\u554f\u984c\u306f\u300c\u5974\u96b7\u300d\u3068\u3044\u3046\u8a00\u8449\u305d\u306e\u3082\u306e\u306b\u3042\u308b\u306e\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u4eba\u3005\u304c\u5974\u96b7\u3092\u3069\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u898b\u306a\u3057\u3001\u305d\u306e\u7d50\u679c\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3069\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u6271\u3063\u3066\u304d\u305f\u304b\u3068\u3044\u3046\u70b9\u306b\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Slavery in this country was based on race and skin color and subjugation and economic gain.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u56fd\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b\u5974\u96b7\u5236\u306f\u3001\u4eba\u7a2e\u3084\u808c\u306e\u8272\u3001\u305d\u3057\u3066\u652f\u914d\u3068\u7d4c\u6e08\u7684\u5229\u76ca\u306b\u57fa\u3065\u3044\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Rather than seen as people made in the image of God, slaves were viewed as a commodity that could be bought and sold and owned.\u3000 \u5974\u96b7\u305f\u3061\u306f\u3001\u795e\u306e\u304b\u305f\u3061\u306b\u9020\u3089\u308c\u305f\u4eba\u9593\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u58f2\u8cb7\u3055\u308c\u3001\u6240\u6709\u3055\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u308b\u5546\u54c1\u3068\u3057\u3066\u898b\u306a\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Slaves in this country had no legal rights whatsoever.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u56fd\u306e\u5974\u96b7\u306b\u306f\u3001\u3044\u304b\u306a\u308b\u6cd5\u7684\u6a29\u5229\u3082\u8a8d\u3081\u3089\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, this led to the inhumane treatment of these people.\u3000 \u305d\u306e\u7d50\u679c\u3001\u3053\u308c\u3089\u306e\u4eba\u3005\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u975e\u4eba\u9053\u7684\u306a\u6271\u3044\u304c\u751f\u3058\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>There are many historical accounts of the treatment of slaves in this country, but it is too heart-wrenching to share all the details in this message.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u56fd\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b\u5974\u96b7\u306e\u6271\u3044\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u306f\u591a\u304f\u306e\u6b74\u53f2\u7684\u8a18\u9332\u304c\u6b8b\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304c\u3001\u305d\u306e\u8a73\u7d30\u3092\u3059\u3079\u3066\u3053\u306e\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u3067\u8a9e\u308b\u306b\u306f\u3001\u3042\u307e\u308a\u306b\u3082\u80f8\u304c\u5f35\u308a\u88c2\u3051\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306a\u5185\u5bb9\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Treatment of a slave ranged from mild and paternalistic to cruel and sadistic based on who was their master.\u3000 \u5974\u96b7\u3078\u306e\u6271\u3044\u306f\u3001\u4e3b\u4eba\u306e\u4eba\u67c4\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u7a4f\u3084\u304b\u3067\u7236\u6027\u7684\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3082\u306e\u304b\u3089\u3001\u6b8b\u9177\u3067\u30b5\u30c7\u30a3\u30b9\u30c6\u30a3\u30c3\u30af\u306a\u3082\u306e\u307e\u3067\u69d8\u3005\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, overall, the treatment of slaves in the United States was harsh and abusive and unbiblical.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u5168\u4f53\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3001\u7c73\u56fd\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b\u5974\u96b7\u3078\u306e\u6271\u3044\u306f\u904e\u9177\u3067\u8650\u5f85\u7684\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\u8056\u66f8\u306b\u53cd\u3059\u308b\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>It was unbiblical because it ignored the truth that all of us are made in the image of God and did not view and treat slaves as such.\u3000 \u305d\u308c\u306f\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u3059\u3079\u3066\u304c\u795e\u306e\u304b\u305f\u3061\u306b\u9020\u3089\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3068\u3044\u3046\u771f\u7406\u3092\u7121\u8996\u3057\u3001\u5974\u96b7\u3092\u305d\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u898b\u306a\u3057\u3066\u6271\u308f\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u305f\u3081\u3001\u8056\u66f8\u306b\u53cd\u3059\u308b\u3082\u306e\u3060\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059<\/p>\n<p>For our purposes today, let me talk briefly about slavery in the Roman Empire in the first century.\u3000 \u672c\u65e5\u306e\u30c6\u30fc\u30de\u3068\u3057\u3066\u30011\u4e16\u7d00\u306e\u30ed\u30fc\u30de\u5e1d\u56fd\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b\u5974\u96b7\u5236\u5ea6\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u7c21\u5358\u306b\u89e6\u308c\u3066\u304a\u304d\u305f\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>It is said that during the Roman conquest of the 3rd to 1st centuries B.C., slaves were introduced into Roman society by the hundreds of thousands.\u3000 \u7d00\u5143\u524d3\u4e16\u7d00\u304b\u30891\u4e16\u7d00\u306b\u304b\u3051\u3066\u306e\u30ed\u30fc\u30de\u306e\u5f81\u670d\u6226\u4e89\u306e\u904e\u7a0b\u3067\u3001\u6570\u5341\u4e07\u4eba\u306e\u5974\u96b7\u304c\u30ed\u30fc\u30de\u793e\u4f1a\u306b\u5c0e\u5165\u3055\u308c\u305f\u3068\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, many slaves were prisoners of war.\u3000 \u3057\u305f\u304c\u3063\u3066\u3001\u591a\u304f\u306e\u5974\u96b7\u306f\u6226\u4e89\u6355\u865c\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Sweeping humanitarian changes had been introduced by the 1st century A.D., which led to radically improved treatment of slaves.\u3000 \u7d00\u51431\u4e16\u7d00\u307e\u3067\u306b\u3001\u4eba\u9053\u7684\u306a\u9762\u3067\u306e\u629c\u672c\u7684\u306a\u5909\u5316\u304c\u3082\u305f\u3089\u3055\u308c\u3001\u305d\u306e\u7d50\u679c\u3001\u5974\u96b7\u306e\u6271\u3044\u306f\u5287\u7684\u306b\u6539\u5584\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, slavery had become a means to Roman citizenship throughout the empire.\u3000 \u3000\u8208\u5473\u6df1\u3044\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3001\u5e1d\u56fd\u5168\u571f\u306b\u304a\u3044\u3066\u3001\u5974\u96b7\u5236\u306f\u30ed\u30fc\u30de\u5e02\u6c11\u6a29\u3092\u5f97\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306e\u624b\u6bb5\u3068\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Captives were educated and trained in Roman ways before becoming citizens.\u3000 \u6355\u865c\u305f\u3061\u306f\u3001\u5e02\u6c11\u3068\u306a\u308b\u524d\u306b\u30ed\u30fc\u30de\u5f0f\u306e\u6559\u80b2\u3068\u8a13\u7df4\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Evidence of various kinds indicates that the Romans freed slaves in great numbers.\u3000 \u307e\u305f\u69d8\u3005\u306a\u8a3c\u62e0\u304b\u3089\u3001\u30ed\u30fc\u30de\u4eba\u304c\u5927\u91cf\u306e\u5974\u96b7\u3092\u89e3\u653e\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u793a\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>A certain study for the years 81-49 B.C. concluded that 500,000 slaves were freed during this period.\u3000 \u7d00\u5143\u524d81\u5e74\u304b\u308949\u5e74\u307e\u3067\u306e\u671f\u9593\u3092\u5bfe\u8c61\u3068\u3057\u305f\u3042\u308b\u7814\u7a76\u3067\u306f\u3001\u3053\u306e\u671f\u9593\u4e2d\u306b50\u4e07\u4eba\u306e\u5974\u96b7\u304c\u89e3\u653e\u3055\u308c\u305f\u3068\u7d50\u8ad6\u3065\u3051\u3089\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This is startling when it is said that the total population of the city of Rome in 5 B.C. has been estimated at about 870,000.\u3000 \u7d00\u5143\u524d5\u5e74\u306e\u30ed\u30fc\u30de\u5e02\u306e\u7dcf\u4eba\u53e3\u304c\u7d0487\u4e07\u4eba\u3068\u63a8\u5b9a\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u8003\u3048\u308b\u3068\u3001\u3053\u308c\u306f\u9a5a\u304f\u3079\u304d\u6570\u5b57\u3068\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This shows that most Roman citizens of that time had been made free from being a slave.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u3053\u3068\u306f\u5f53\u6642\u306e\u30ed\u30fc\u30de\u5e02\u6c11\u306e\u5927\u90e8\u5206\u304c\u3001\u304b\u3064\u3066\u306f\u5974\u96b7\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u304c\u89e3\u653e\u3055\u308c\u305f\u8005\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3092\u793a\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>By the 1st century A.D., the slave had most of the legal rights which were granted to the free man. \u3000 \u7d00\u51431\u4e16\u7d00\u307e\u3067\u306b\u306f\u3001\u5974\u96b7\u306f\u81ea\u7531\u4eba\u306b\u8a8d\u3081\u3089\u308c\u3066\u3044\u305f\u6cd5\u7684\u6a29\u5229\u306e\u5927\u90e8\u5206\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>It is said that when a master freed his slave, he frequently established his freedman in a business, and the master became a shareholder in it.\u3000 \u4e3b\u4eba\u304c\u5974\u96b7\u3092\u89e3\u653e\u3059\u308b\u969b\u3001\u5974\u96b7\u306b\u81ea\u7531\u306b\u4e8b\u696d\u3092\u55b6\u307e\u305b\u3001\u4e3b\u4eba\u304c\u305d\u306e\u4e8b\u696d\u306b\u682a\u4e3b\u3068\u3057\u3066\u53c2\u753b\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u983b\u7e41\u306b\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3068\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Usually, the slave had learned his trade as an apprentice in the master\u2019s household or handicraft shop.\u3000 \u901a\u5e38\u3001\u5974\u96b7\u306f\u4e3b\u4eba\u306e\u5bb6\u3084\u5de5\u623f\u3067\u898b\u7fd2\u3044\u3068\u3057\u3066\u305d\u306e\u6280\u8853\u3092\u8eab\u306b\u3064\u3051\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Then by extra labor he saved enough to buy his freedom, or it was granted gratuitously by his master.\u3000 \u305d\u306e\u5f8c\u3001\u4f59\u5206\u306a\u52b4\u50cd\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u81ea\u7531\u3092\u8cb7\u3046\u305f\u3081\u306e\u8cc7\u91d1\u3092\u8caf\u3081\u308b\u304b\u3001\u3042\u308b\u3044\u306f\u4e3b\u4eba\u304b\u3089\u7121\u511f\u3067\u89e3\u653e\u3092\u8a31\u3055\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3082\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>So, we see that the treatment of slaves in the New Testament times of the Bible, was much better than that of what took place here in the United States.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u8056\u66f8\u306e\u65b0\u7d04\u8056\u66f8\u306e\u6642\u4ee3\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b\u5974\u96b7\u306e\u6271\u3044\u306f\u3001\u3053\u3053\u30a2\u30e1\u30ea\u30ab\u3067\u5b9f\u969b\u306b\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3082\u306e\u3088\u308a\u3082\u306f\u308b\u304b\u306b\u826f\u3044\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u308f\u304b\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>It is true that there is an awkward silence on the part of Jesus and the apostles regarding the slave society in which they lived.\u3000 \u78ba\u304b\u306b\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3084\u4f7f\u5f92\u305f\u3061\u306f\u3001\u81ea\u5206\u305f\u3061\u304c\u66ae\u3089\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u5974\u96b7\u793e\u4f1a\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u3001\u4e0d\u81ea\u7136\u306a\u6c88\u9ed9\u3092\u5b88\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306f\u4e8b\u5b9f\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Far from condemning slavery, Paul and Peter reminded their converts who were slaves to obey their masters.\u3000 \u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u3084\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u3001\u5974\u96b7\u5236\u3092\u975e\u96e3\u3059\u308b\u3069\u3053\u308d\u304b\u3001\u5974\u96b7\u3067\u3042\u308b\u6539\u5b97\u8005\u305f\u3061\u306b\u5bfe\u3057\u3001\u4e3b\u4eba\u306b\u5f93\u3046\u3088\u3046\u4fc3\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And as we will see in today\u2019s passage of Scripture, Paul encouraged Onesimus, a runaway slave, to voluntarily return to his master Philemon.\u3000 \u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u4eca\u65e5\u306e\u8056\u66f8\u306e\u7b87\u6240\u3067\u898b\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u9003\u4ea1\u5974\u96b7\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u306b\u5bfe\u3057\u3001\u81ea\u767a\u7684\u306b\u4e3b\u4eba\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u306e\u3082\u3068\u3078\u623b\u308b\u3088\u3046\u52b1\u307e\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Nowhere did he suggest that Christians give up their slaves, but he did exhort masters to treat their slaves with kindness and consideration.\u3000 \u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u304c\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30c1\u30e3\u30f3\u306f\u5974\u96b7\u3092\u624b\u653e\u3059\u3079\u304d\u3060\u3068\u793a\u5506\u3057\u305f\u7b87\u6240\u306f\u3069\u3053\u306b\u3082\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u304c\u3001\u4e3b\u4eba\u305f\u3061\u306b\u5bfe\u3057\u3066\u306f\u3001\u5974\u96b7\u3092\u89aa\u5207\u306b\u3001\u601d\u3044\u3084\u308a\u3092\u6301\u3063\u3066\u6271\u3046\u3088\u3046\u5f37\u304f\u52e7\u3081\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, we see that the institution of slavery was not condemned, but its abuses were.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u5974\u96b7\u5236\u5ea6\u305d\u306e\u3082\u306e\u306f\u975e\u96e3\u3055\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3001\u305d\u306e\u4e71\u7528\u306f\u975e\u96e3\u3055\u308c\u305f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u308f\u304b\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Given this background, let us look at what Paul wrote in his letter to Philemon.\u3000 \u3053\u3046\u3057\u305f\u80cc\u666f\u3092\u8e0f\u307e\u3048\u3066\u3001\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u304c\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u3078\u306e\u624b\u7d19\u306b\u4f55\u3092\u66f8\u3044\u305f\u306e\u304b\u3092\u898b\u3066\u307f\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This letter to Philemon is the shortest letter written by Paul in the New Testament.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u3078\u306e\u624b\u7d19\u306f\u3001\u65b0\u7d04\u8056\u66f8\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u304c\u66f8\u3044\u305f\u624b\u7d19\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u6700\u3082\u77ed\u3044\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Philemon 1:1-3\uff08\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u3078\u306e\u624b\u7d19\uff11\u7ae0\uff11\uff0d\uff13\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>1\u00a0<\/sup>Paul,\u00a0a prisoner of\u00a0Christ Jesus, and\u00a0Timothy\u00a0our brother, To Philemon our beloved brother\u00a0and\u00a0fellow worker,\u00a0<sup>2\u00a0<\/sup>and to Apphia\u00a0our sister, and to\u00a0Archippus our\u00a0fellow soldier, and to\u00a0the church in your house:\u00a0<sup>3\u00a0<\/sup>Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. <sup>1 <\/sup>\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u30fb\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306e\u56da\u4eba\u3067\u3042\u308b\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u3001\u304a\u3088\u3073\u5144\u5f1f\u30c6\u30e2\u30c6\u304b\u3089\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u611b\u3059\u308b\u540c\u52b4\u8005\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u3078\u3002<sup>2 <\/sup>\u307e\u305f\u3001\u59c9\u59b9\u30a2\u30d4\u30e4\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u6226\u53cb\u30a2\u30eb\u30ad\u30dd\u3001\u306a\u3089\u3073\u306b\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u5bb6\u306b\u3042\u308b\u6559\u4f1a\u3078\u3002<sup>3 <\/sup>\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u7236\u306a\u308b\u795e\u3068\u4e3b\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u30fb\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u304b\u3089\u3001\u6075\u307f\u3068\u5e73\u5b89\u304c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306e\u4e0a\u306b\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We should note that Paul identified himself as a prisoner of Christ Jesus.\u3000 \u3053\u3053\u3067\u6ce8\u76ee\u3059\u3079\u304d\u306f\u3001\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u304c\u81ea\u3089\u3092\u300c\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u30fb\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306e\u56da\u4eba\u300d\u3068\u79f0\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u70b9\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In fact, he was a prisoner on house arrest in Rome when he wrote this letter.\u3000 \u5b9f\u969b\u3001\u5f7c\u304c\u3053\u306e\u624b\u7d19\u3092\u66f8\u3044\u305f\u5f53\u6642\u3001\u5f7c\u306f\u30ed\u30fc\u30de\u3067\u81ea\u5b85\u8edf\u7981\u72b6\u614b\u306e\u56da\u4eba\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, Timothy was with Paul and is identified as a coauthor, as he also was in Paul\u2019s letter to the Colossians.\u3000 \u3069\u3046\u3084\u3089\u30c6\u30e2\u30c6\u306f\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u3068\u5171\u306b\u3044\u305f\u3088\u3046\u3067\u3001\u5171\u540c\u57f7\u7b46\u8005\u3068\u3057\u3066\u540d\u6307\u3057\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u3053\u308c\u306f\u3001\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306e\u30b3\u30ed\u30b5\u30a4\u4eba\u3078\u306e\u624b\u7d19\u3067\u3082\u540c\u69d8\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Philemon is named as the principal recipient and is warmly commended as \u201cour beloved brother and fellow worker.\u201d\u3000 \u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u306f\u4e3b\u306a\u5b9b\u5148\u3068\u3057\u3066\u540d\u6307\u3057\u3055\u308c\u3066\u304a\u308a\u3001\u300c\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u611b\u3059\u308b\u5144\u5f1f\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\u5171\u306b\u50cd\u304f\u8005\u300d\u3068\u3057\u3066\u6e29\u304b\u304f\u79f0\u3048\u3089\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>He was a Christian brother living Colossae.\u3000\u5f7c\u306f\u30b3\u30ed\u30b5\u30a4\u306b\u4f4f\u3080\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30c1\u30e3\u30f3\u306e\u5144\u5f1f\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This is the only place in the New Testament where Philemon is mentioned by name.\u3000\u65b0\u7d04\u8056\u66f8\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u3001\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u3068\u3044\u3046\u540d\u524d\u304c\u6319\u3052\u3089\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u306f\u3053\u3053\u3060\u3051\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Also mentioned are Apphia and Archippus, presumably his wife and their son, and \u201cthe church in your house.\u201d\u3000\u307e\u305f\u3001\u30a2\u30d4\u30e4\u3068\u30a2\u30eb\u30ad\u30dd\u3001\u304a\u305d\u3089\u304f\u306f\u5f7c\u306e\u59bb\u3068\u305d\u306e\u606f\u5b50\u3001\u305d\u3057\u3066\u300c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u5bb6\u306b\u3042\u308b\u6559\u4f1a\u300d\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u3082\u8a00\u53ca\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, the church in Colossae met in Philemon\u2019s house.\u3000 \u3069\u3046\u3084\u3089\u3001\u30b3\u30ed\u30b5\u30a4\u306e\u6559\u4f1a\u306f\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u306e\u5bb6\u3067\u96c6\u307e\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3088\u3046\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>It is interesting to note that unlike many of his letters, Paul did not call himself an apostle in the opening verse but rather appealed to his reader as a friend.\u3000 \u8208\u5473\u6df1\u3044\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3001\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u4ed6\u306e\u591a\u304f\u306e\u624b\u7d19\u3068\u306f\u7570\u306a\u308a\u3001\u5192\u982d\u306e\u7bc0\u3067\u81ea\u3089\u3092\u4f7f\u5f92\u3068\u306f\u540d\u4e57\u3089\u305a\u3001\u3080\u3057\u308d\u53cb\u4eba\u3068\u3057\u3066\u8aad\u8005\u306b\u547c\u3073\u304b\u3051\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>So, we see that this letter to Philemon is a private, personal letter to a friend.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u3078\u306e\u3053\u306e\u624b\u7d19\u306f\u3001\u53cb\u4eba\u3078\u306e\u79c1\u7684\u306a\u624b\u7d19\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u308f\u304b\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s read on in the letter.\u3000 \u305d\u308c\u3067\u306f\u3001\u624b\u7d19\u3092\u8aad\u307f\u9032\u3081\u3066\u307f\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046<\/p>\n<p>Philemon 1:4-7\uff08\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u3078\u306e\u624b\u7d19\uff11\u7ae0\uff14\uff0d\uff17\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>4\u00a0<\/sup>I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers,\u00a0<sup>5\u00a0<\/sup>because I\u00a0hear of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the\u00a0saints;\u00a0<sup>6\u00a0<\/sup>and I pray\u00a0that the fellowship of your faith may become effective\u00a0through the\u00a0knowledge of every good thing which is in you\u00a0for Christ\u2019s sake.\u00a0<sup>7\u00a0<\/sup>For I have come to have much\u00a0joy and comfort in your love, because the\u00a0hearts of the\u00a0saints have been\u00a0refreshed through you, brother. <sup>4 <\/sup>\u79c1\u306f\u3001\u7948\u308a\u306e\u3046\u3061\u306b\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3092\u899a\u3048\u3001\u3044\u3064\u3082\u79c1\u306e\u795e\u306b\u611f\u8b1d\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<sup>5 <\/sup>\u305d\u308c\u306f\u3001\u4e3b\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306b\u5bfe\u3057\u3066\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u62b1\u3044\u3066\u3044\u308b\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3068\u3001\u3059\u3079\u3066\u306e\u8056\u5f92\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u611b\u3068\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u805e\u3044\u3066\u3044\u308b\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3059\u3002<sup>6 <\/sup>\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u9593\u3067\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u306a\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3059\u3079\u3066\u306e\u826f\u3044\u884c\u3044\u3092\u3088\u304f\u77e5\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306e\u4ea4\u308f\u308a\u304c\u751f\u304d\u3066\u50cd\u304f\u3082\u306e\u3068\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3002<sup>7 <\/sup>\u79c1\u306f\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u611b\u304b\u3089\u591a\u304f\u306e\u559c\u3073\u3068\u6170\u3081\u3068\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u305d\u308c\u306f\u3001\u8056\u5f92\u305f\u3061\u306e\u5fc3\u304c\u3001\u5144\u5f1f\u3088\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u529b\u3065\u3051\u3089\u308c\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Paul mentions his thanksgiving to the Lord as he remembers Philemon in prayer.\u3000 \u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u3001\u7948\u308a\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u306b\u601d\u3044\u3092\u99b3\u305b\u306a\u304c\u3089\u3001\u4e3b\u3078\u306e\u611f\u8b1d\u3092\u8ff0\u3079\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Paul thanked God for Philemon because of his love and faith \u2013 first towards Jesus and then towards all the saints (brothers and sisters in Christ).\u3000\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u3001\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u306e\u611b\u3068\u4fe1\u4ef0\u2015\u2015\u307e\u305a\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306b\u5bfe\u3057\u3066\u3001\u305d\u3057\u3066\u3059\u3079\u3066\u306e\u8056\u5f92\uff08\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306b\u3042\u308b\u5144\u5f1f\u59c9\u59b9\uff09\u306b\u5bfe\u3057\u3066\u795e\u69d8\u306b\u611f\u8b1d\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Paul prayed for Philemon, desiring that the sharing of his faith would become effective as Philemon understood the work God did in him.\u3000 \u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u304c\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u304c\u5f7c\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u306a\u3055\u308c\u305f\u5fa1\u696d\u3092\u7406\u89e3\u3059\u308b\u306b\u3064\u308c\u3066\u3001\u305d\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306e\u5206\u304b\u3061\u5408\u3044\u304c\u5b9f\u3092\u7d50\u3076\u3088\u3046\u9858\u3044\u3001\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u7948\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Paul remembered how wonderfully Philemon had met the needs of other Christians and refreshed their hearts.\u3000 \u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u304c\u4ed6\u306e\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30c1\u30e3\u30f3\u306e\u5fc5\u8981\u3092\u3044\u304b\u306b\u7d20\u6674\u3089\u3057\u304f\u6e80\u305f\u3057\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u306e\u5fc3\u3092\u6170\u3081\u3066\u304d\u305f\u304b\u3092\u601d\u3044\u51fa\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Next, we see Paul getting to his main purpose in writing this letter to his friend Philemon.\u3000\u3000\u6b21\u306b\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u304c\u53cb\u4eba\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u3078\u3001\u3053\u306e\u624b\u7d19\u3092\u66f8\u304f\u4e3b\u306a\u76ee\u7684\u306b\u79fb\u3063\u3066\u3044\u304f\u69d8\u5b50\u304c\u898b\u3066\u53d6\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Philemon 1:8-14\uff08\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u3078\u306e\u624b\u7d19\uff11\u7ae0\uff18\uff0d\uff11\uff14\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>8\u00a0<\/sup>Therefore,\u00a0though I have\u00a0enough confidence in Christ to order you\u00a0to do\u00a0what is proper, <sup>9\u00a0<\/sup>yet for love\u2019s sake I rather\u00a0appeal\u00a0to you\u2014since I am such a person as Paul,\u00a0the\u00a0aged, and now also\u00a0a prisoner of\u00a0Christ Jesus\u2014<sup>10\u00a0<\/sup>I\u00a0appeal to you for my\u00a0child\u00a0Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my\u00a0imprisonment,\u00a0<sup>11\u00a0<\/sup>who formerly was useless to you, but now is useful both to you and to me.\u00a0<sup>12\u00a0<\/sup>I have sent him back to you in person, that is,\u00a0sending\u00a0my very heart,\u00a0<sup>13\u00a0<\/sup>whom I wished to keep with me, so that on your behalf he might minister to me in my\u00a0imprisonment for the gospel;\u00a0<sup>14\u00a0<\/sup>but without your consent I did not want to do anything, so that your goodness would\u00a0not be, in effect, by compulsion but of your own free will. <sup>8 <\/sup>\u79c1\u306f\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u306a\u3059\u3079\u304d\u3053\u3068\u3092\u3001\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306b\u3042\u3063\u3066\u5c11\u3057\u3082\u306f\u3070\u304b\u3089\u305a\u547d\u3058\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u3053\u3046\u3044\u3046\u308f\u3051\u3067\u3059\u304b\u3089\u3001<sup>9 <\/sup>\u3080\u3057\u308d\u611b\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u304a\u9858\u3044\u3057\u305f\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u5e74\u8001\u3044\u3066\u3001\u4eca\u306f\u307e\u305f\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u30fb\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306e\u56da\u4eba\u3068\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u79c1\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u304c\u3001<sup>10 <\/sup>\u7344\u4e2d\u3067\u751f\u3093\u3060\u308f\u304c\u5b50\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3092\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u304a\u9858\u3044\u3057\u305f\u3044\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<sup>11 <\/sup>\u5f7c\u306f\u3001\u524d\u306b\u306f\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u5f79\u306b\u7acb\u305f\u306a\u3044\u8005\u3067\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3001\u4eca\u306f\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u3082\u79c1\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u3082\u3001\u5f79\u306b\u7acb\u3064\u8005\u3068\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<sup>12 <\/sup>\u305d\u306e\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u3092\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u3082\u3068\u306b\u9001\u308a\u8fd4\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002\u5f7c\u306f\u79c1\u306e\u5fc3\u305d\u306e\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<sup>13 <\/sup>\u79c1\u306f\u3001\u5f7c\u3092\u79c1\u306e\u3068\u3053\u308d\u306b\u3068\u3069\u3081\u3066\u304a\u304d\u3001\u798f\u97f3\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u7344\u4e2d\u306b\u3044\u308b\u9593\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u4ee3\u308f\u3063\u3066\u79c1\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u4ed5\u3048\u3066\u3082\u3089\u3044\u305f\u3044\u3068\u3082\u8003\u3048\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3001<sup>14 <\/sup>\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u540c\u610f\u306a\u3057\u306b\u306f\u4f55\u4e00\u3064\u3059\u307e\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u305d\u308c\u306f\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u3057\u3066\u304f\u308c\u308b\u89aa\u5207\u306f\u5f37\u5236\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u81ea\u767a\u7684\u3067\u306a\u3051\u308c\u3070\u3044\u3051\u306a\u3044\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Paul now makes his appeal to Philemon, not exercising his apostolic authority, but based on Christian love.\u3000 \u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u3053\u3053\u3067\u3001\u4f7f\u5f92\u3068\u3057\u3066\u306e\u6a29\u5a01\u3092\u884c\u4f7f\u3059\u308b\u306e\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30c1\u30e3\u30f3\u306e\u611b\u306b\u57fa\u3065\u3044\u3066\u3001\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u306b\u61c7\u9858\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Before he asked, he appealed to Philemon\u2019s sympathies by the way he described himself (Paul, the aged) and his circumstances (a prisoner).\u3000 \u61c7\u9858\u306b\u5148\u7acb\u3061\u3001\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u81ea\u5206\u81ea\u8eab\uff08\u5e74\u8001\u3044\u305f\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\uff09\u3084\u81ea\u8eab\u306e\u7f6e\u304b\u308c\u305f\u72b6\u6cc1\uff08\u56da\u4eba\uff09\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u8ff0\u3079\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3001\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u306e\u540c\u60c5\u3092\u8a98\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Paul\u2019s appeal was on behalf of Onesimus, who was a domestic slave, who belonged to Philemon.\u3000 \u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306e\u61c7\u9858\u306f\u3001\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u306e\u6240\u6709\u3059\u308b\u5bb6\u306e\u5974\u96b7\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306e\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>A special relationship had developed between Paul and Onesimus whom he affectionately calls \u201cmy child\u201d.\u3000\u305d\u306e\u6642\u3001\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u3068\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u306e\u9593\u306b\u306f\u7279\u5225\u306a\u95a2\u4fc2\u304c\u7bc9\u304b\u308c\u3066\u304a\u308a\u3001\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u5f7c\u3092\u300c\u308f\u304c\u5b50\u300d\u3068\u89aa\u3057\u307f\u3092\u8fbc\u3081\u3066\u547c\u3093\u3067\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Onesimus had run away from Philemon and had made his way to Rome where he met Paul.\u3000 \u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u306f\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u306e\u3082\u3068\u304b\u3089\u9003\u3052\u51fa\u3057\u3001\u30ed\u30fc\u30de\u3078\u3068\u5411\u304b\u3044\u3001\u305d\u3053\u3067\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u3068\u51fa\u4f1a\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And there, Paul led Onesimus to faith in Jesus Christ as indicated in his statement \u201cwhom I have begotten while in my imprisonment.\u201d\u3000 \u305d\u3057\u3066\u305d\u3053\u3067\u3001\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u3092\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u30fb\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3078\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3078\u3068\u5c0e\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3053\u308c\u306f\u3001\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u304c\u300c\u7344\u4e2d\u3067\u751f\u3093\u3060\u308f\u304c\u5b50\u300d\u3068\u8ff0\u3079\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304b\u3089\u3082\u308f\u304b\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In some way, Onesimus became useful to Paul.\u3000\u305d\u306e\u610f\u5473\u3067\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u306f\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u6709\u7528\u306a\u5b58\u5728\u3068\u306a\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps he served as an assistant to Paul during his house arrest.\u3000 \u304a\u305d\u3089\u304f\u5f7c\u306f\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u304c\u81ea\u5b85\u8edf\u7981\u4e2d\u306b\u3001\u305d\u306e\u52a9\u624b\u3068\u3057\u3066\u4ed5\u3048\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Because Onesimus had run away from Philemon, he had become useless to him.\u3000 \u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u306f\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u306e\u3082\u3068\u304b\u3089\u9003\u3052\u51fa\u3057\u305f\u305f\u3081\u3001\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u306f\u5f79\u306b\u7acb\u305f\u306a\u3044\u5b58\u5728\u3068\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>But he had become useful to Paul, and by extension, also to Philemon, as Paul wrote \u201cuseful both to you and me.\u201d\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u304c\u300c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u3082\u79c1\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u3082\u6709\u76ca\u306a\u8005\u300d\u3068\u66f8\u3044\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u5f7c\u306f\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u3001\u3072\u3044\u3066\u306f\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u3082\u6709\u76ca\u306a\u5b58\u5728\u3068\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Paul persuaded Onesimus to return to his master.\u00a0 \u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u306b\u3001\u4e3b\u4eba\u306e\u3082\u3068\u3078\u623b\u308b\u3088\u3046\u8aac\u5f97\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Since at that time, a master had the legal right to kill a runaway slave, Onesimus feared for his life.\u3000 \u5f53\u6642\u3001\u4e3b\u4eba\u306f\u9003\u4ea1\u3057\u305f\u5974\u96b7\u3092\u6bba\u3059\u6cd5\u7684\u6a29\u5229\u3092\u6301\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u305f\u3081\u3001\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u306f\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u547d\u306e\u5b89\u5426\u3092\u6050\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, Paul wanted Onesimus to stay, because he had become a big help.\u3000 \u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u306f\u5927\u304d\u306a\u52a9\u3051\u3068\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u305f\u3081\u3001\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u660e\u3089\u304b\u306b\u5f7c\u306b\u7559\u307e\u3063\u3066\u307b\u3057\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Although Paul wanted to keep Onesimus with him, he was sending Onesimus back.\u3000 \u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u3092\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u305d\u3070\u306b\u7f6e\u3044\u3066\u304a\u304d\u305f\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u5f7c\u3092\u4e3b\u4eba\u306e\u3082\u3068\u3078\u9001\u308a\u8fd4\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Paul tried to impress upon Philemon what a blessing that Onesimus was to him, \u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u3001\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u304c\u81ea\u5206\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u3069\u308c\u307b\u3069\u5927\u304d\u306a\u6075\u307f\u3067\u3042\u308b\u304b\u3092\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u306b\u5f37\u304f\u8a34\u3048\u304b\u3051\u3001<\/p>\n<p>so that Philemon might forgive Onesimus for running away, and receive him back with love.\u3000\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u304c\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u306e\u9003\u4ea1\u3092\u3086\u308b\u3057\u3001\u611b\u3092\u3082\u3063\u3066\u5f7c\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u5165\u308c\u3066\u304f\u308c\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3068\u9858\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Paul left the decision to Philemon.\u3000 \u540c\u6642\u306b\u3001\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u305d\u306e\u6c7a\u5b9a\u6a29\u3092\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u306b\u59d4\u306d\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Paul wrote this letter to Philemon to help him understand his new relationship with Onesimus and we see this in the continuation of this letter.\u3000 \u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u304c\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u3068\u306e\u65b0\u305f\u306a\u95a2\u4fc2\u3092\u7406\u89e3\u3067\u304d\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u3053\u306e\u624b\u7d19\u3092\u66f8\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u305d\u306e\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u3053\u306e\u624b\u7d19\u306e\u7d9a\u304d\u304b\u3089\u3082\u898b\u3066\u53d6\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Philemon 1:15-21\uff08\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u3078\u306e\u624b\u7d19\uff11\u7ae0\uff11\uff15\uff0d\uff12\uff11\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>15\u00a0<\/sup>For perhaps\u00a0he was for this reason separated\u00a0<em>from you<\/em>\u00a0for a while, that you would have him back forever,\u00a0<sup>16\u00a0<\/sup>no longer as a slave, but more than a slave,\u00a0a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to you, both\u00a0in the flesh and in the Lord. <sup>17\u00a0<\/sup>If then you regard me a\u00a0partner, accept him as\u00a0<em>you would<\/em>\u00a0me.\u00a0<sup>18\u00a0<\/sup>But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge that to my account;\u00a0<sup>19\u00a0<\/sup>I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand, I will repay it (not to\u00a0mention to you that you owe to me even your own self as well).\u00a0<sup>20\u00a0<\/sup>Yes, brother, let me benefit from you in the Lord;\u00a0refresh my heart in Christ.<sup> 21\u00a0<\/sup>Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, since I know that you will do even more than what I say. <sup>15 <\/sup>\u5f7c\u304c\u3057\u3070\u3089\u304f\u306e\u9593\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304b\u3089\u96e2\u3055\u308c\u305f\u306e\u306f\u3001\u305f\u3076\u3093\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u5f7c\u3092\u6c38\u4e45\u306b\u53d6\u308a\u623b\u3059\u305f\u3081\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<sup>16 <\/sup>\u3082\u306f\u3084\u5974\u96b7\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u5974\u96b7\u4ee5\u4e0a\u306e\u8005\u3001\u3059\u306a\u308f\u3061\u3001\u611b\u3059\u308b\u5144\u5f1f\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3067\u3059\u3002\u7279\u306b\u79c1\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u305d\u3046\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u306f\u306a\u304a\u3055\u3089\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3001\u8089\u306b\u304a\u3044\u3066\u3082\u4e3b\u306b\u3042\u3063\u3066\u3082\u3001\u305d\u3046\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u304b\u3002<sup>17 <\/sup>\u3067\u3059\u304b\u3089\u3001\u3082\u3057\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u79c1\u3092\u89aa\u3057\u3044\u53cb\u3068\u601d\u3046\u306a\u3089\u3001\u79c1\u3092\u8fce\u3048\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u5f7c\u3092\u8fce\u3048\u3066\u3084\u3063\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002<sup>18 <\/sup>\u3082\u3057\u5f7c\u304c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u5bfe\u3057\u3066\u640d\u5bb3\u3092\u304b\u3051\u305f\u304b\u3001\u8ca0\u50b5\u3092\u8ca0\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3089\u3001\u305d\u306e\u8acb\u6c42\u306f\u79c1\u306b\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002<sup>19<\/sup>\u3053\u306e\u624b\u7d19\u306f\u79c1\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306e\u81ea\u7b46\u3067\u3059\u3002\u79c1\u304c\u305d\u308c\u3092\u652f\u6255\u3044\u307e\u3059\u2500\u2500\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u4eca\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u306a\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3082\u307e\u305f\u3001\u79c1\u306b\u3088\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u305d\u306e\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u306f\u4f55\u3082\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002\u2500\u2500<sup>20 <\/sup>\u305d\u3046\u3067\u3059\u3002\u5144\u5f1f\u3088\u3002\u79c1\u306f\u3001\u4e3b\u306b\u3042\u3063\u3066\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304b\u3089\u76ca\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u305f\u3044\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002\u79c1\u306e\u5fc3\u3092\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306b\u3042\u3063\u3066\u3001\u5143\u6c17\u3065\u3051\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002<sup>21 <\/sup>\u79c1\u306f\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u5f93\u9806\u3092\u78ba\u4fe1\u3057\u3066\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u3053\u306e\u624b\u7d19\u3092\u66f8\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u79c1\u306e\u8a00\u3046\u4ee5\u4e0a\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3092\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u308b\u3042\u306a\u305f\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3068\u3001\u77e5\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Paul asked Philemon to forgive his runaway slave who had become a Christian, and even going beyond forgiveness, to accept Onesimus as a brother.\u3000 \u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u306b\u3001\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u8005\u3068\u306a\u3063\u305f\u9003\u4ea1\u5974\u96b7\u3092\u3086\u308b\u3059\u3088\u3046\u306b\u6c42\u3081\u3001\u3055\u3089\u306b\u306f\u3086\u308b\u3059\u306b\u3068\u3069\u307e\u3089\u305a\u3001\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u3092\u5144\u5f1f\u3068\u3057\u3066\u53d7\u3051\u5165\u308c\u308b\u3088\u3046\u6c42\u3081\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>It was true that Onesimus was separated from Philemon for a while, but Paul sent him back.\u3000 \u78ba\u304b\u306b\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u306f\u3057\u3070\u3089\u304f\u306e\u9593\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u304b\u3089\u96e2\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3001\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u5f7c\u3092\u623b\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Onesimus\u2019 escape did cause a lot of trouble.\u3000 \u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u306e\u9003\u4ea1\u306f\u3001\u78ba\u304b\u306b\u591a\u304f\u306e\u30c8\u30e9\u30d6\u30eb\u3092\u5f15\u304d\u8d77\u3053\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>It deprived Philemon of a worker and an asset.\u3000 \u305d\u308c\u306f\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u304b\u3089\u50cd\u304d\u624b\u3067\u3042\u308a\u8ca1\u7523\u3067\u3042\u308b\u8005\u3092\u596a\u3046\u3053\u3068\u3068\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>It made Onesimus a criminal, possibly subject to the death penalty.\u3000 \u307e\u305f\u3001\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u306f\u72af\u7f6a\u8005\u3068\u306a\u308a\u3001\u6b7b\u5211\u306b\u51e6\u3055\u308c\u308b\u53ef\u80fd\u6027\u3055\u3048\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Yet in it all, Paul could see a purpose of God, and he wanted Philemon to see the purpose also.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u305d\u306e\u3059\u3079\u3066\u306e\u4e2d\u306b\u3001\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u795e\u306e\u5fa1\u5fc3\u3092\u898b\u51fa\u3057\u3001\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u306b\u3082\u305d\u306e\u5fa1\u5fc3\u3092\u898b\u51fa\u3057\u3066\u307b\u3057\u3044\u3068\u9858\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>What Paul saw was that Philemon the master lost a slave; but Philemon the Christian gained a brother, and he gained that brother forever.\u3000\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u304c\u898b\u305f\u306e\u306f\u3001\u4e3b\u4eba\u3068\u3057\u3066\u306e\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u306f\u5974\u96b7\u3092\u5931\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3001\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30c1\u30e3\u30f3\u3068\u3057\u3066\u306e\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u306f\u5144\u5f1f\u3092\u5f97\u305f\u3001\u305d\u306e\u5144\u5f1f\u3092\u6c38\u9060\u306b\u5f97\u305f\u3068\u3044\u3046\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>That meant that both Onesimus and Philemon were members of God\u2019s family\u2014equals in Christ.\u3000 \u3064\u307e\u308a\u3001\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u3082\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u3082\u3001\u795e\u306e\u5bb6\u65cf\u306e\u4e00\u54e1\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306b\u304a\u3044\u3066\u5bfe\u7b49\u306a\u5b58\u5728\u3060\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>A Christian\u2019s status as a member of God\u2019s family transcends all other distinctions among believers.\u3000 \u795e\u306e\u5bb6\u65cf\u306e\u4e00\u54e1\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3068\u3044\u3046\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30c1\u30e3\u30f3\u306e\u7acb\u5834\u306f\u3001\u4fe1\u8005\u9593\u306e\u3042\u3089\u3086\u308b\u4ed6\u306e\u533a\u5225\u3092\u8d85\u8d8a\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>How we treat our brothers and sisters in Christ\u2019s family reflects our true Christian commitment.\u3000 \u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306e\u5bb6\u65cf\u3067\u3042\u308b\u5144\u5f1f\u59c9\u59b9\u3092\u3069\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u6271\u3046\u304b\u306f\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u771f\u306e\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30c1\u30e3\u30f3\u3068\u3057\u3066\u306e\u732e\u8eab\u3092\u6620\u3057\u51fa\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Paul put himself on the line personally on behalf of Onesimus:\u3000 \u3055\u3089\u306b\u3001\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u81ea\u3089\u8eab\u3092\u633a\u3057\u3066\u7acb\u3061\u4e0a\u304c\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\uff1a<\/p>\n<p>If then you regard me a\u00a0partner, accept him as\u00a0<em>you would<\/em>\u00a0me. \u3067\u3059\u304b\u3089\u3001\u3082\u3057\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u79c1\u3092\u89aa\u3057\u3044\u53cb\u3068\u601d\u3046\u306a\u3089\u3001\u79c1\u3092\u8fce\u3048\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u5f7c\u3092\u8fce\u3048\u3066\u3084\u3063\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002<\/p>\n<p>But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge that to my account; . . . I will repay it\u3082\u3057\u5f7c\u304c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u5bfe\u3057\u3066\u640d\u5bb3\u3092\u304b\u3051\u305f\u304b\u3001\u8ca0\u50b5\u3092\u8ca0\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3089\u3001\u305d\u306e\u8acb\u6c42\u306f\u79c1\u306b\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002\u79c1\u304c\u305d\u308c\u3092\u652f\u6255\u3044\u307e\u3059<\/p>\n<p>Apparently when Onesimus escaped he also stole from Philemon.\u3000 \u3069\u3046\u3084\u3089\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u304c\u9003\u4ea1\u3057\u305f\u969b\u3001\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u304b\u3089\u7269\u3092\u76d7\u3093\u3060\u3089\u3057\u3044\u3088\u3046\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, Paul asked that the value of what had been stolen be \u201ccharged\u201d to Paul\u2019s account.\u3000 \u3000\u305d\u3053\u3067\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u3001\u76d7\u307e\u308c\u305f\u7269\u306e\u4ee3\u91d1\u3092\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u300c\u8ca0\u50b5\u300d\u306b\u3059\u308b\u3088\u3046\u6c42\u3081\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>When Paul said to Philemon, \u201ccharge the wrong of Onesimus to my account,\u201d \u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u304c\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u306b\u300c\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u306e\u904e\u3061\u3092\u79c1\u306e\u8ca0\u50b5\u306b\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u300d\u3068\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u6642\u3001<\/p>\n<p>he essentially did for Onesimus what Jesus did for us in taking our sins to His account.\u3000\u5f7c\u306f\u672c\u8cea\u7684\u306b\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u7f6a\u3092\u5fa1\u81ea\u8eab\u306e\u8ca0\u50b5\u3068\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3068\u540c\u3058\u3053\u3068\u3092\u3001\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u3057\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Paul could afford to pay Onesimus\u2019 expenses because there was a sense in which Philemon owed Paul his salvation.\u3000 \u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306b\u306f\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u306e\u8ca0\u50b5\u3092\u652f\u6255\u3046\u4f59\u88d5\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u306a\u305c\u306a\u3089\u3001\u3042\u308b\u610f\u5473\u3001\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u306f\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306b\u6551\u3044\u3068\u3044\u3046\u6069\u7fa9\u3092\u8ca0\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Because Paul was Philemon\u2019s spiritual father, he was hoping that Philemon would feel a debt of gratitude \u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u306e\u970a\u7684\u306a\u7236\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u305f\u3081\u3001\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u304c\u611f\u8b1d\u306e\u5ff5\u3092\u62b1\u304d\u3001<\/p>\n<p>that he would repay by accepting Onesimus with a spirit of forgiveness.\u3000\u3086\u308b\u3057\u306e\u5fc3\u3092\u3082\u3063\u3066\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u5165\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3067\u305d\u306e\u6069\u306b\u5831\u3044\u3066\u304f\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u671b\u3093\u3067\u3044\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the letter, Paul said that Philemon was a man who refreshed the heart of the saints.\u3000\u624b\u7d19\u306e\u5192\u982d\u3067\u3001\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u304c\u8056\u5f92\u305f\u3061\u306e\u5fc3\u3092\u6170\u3081\u308b\u4eba\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3068\u8ff0\u3079\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Now, he specifically told Philemon how he could refresh Paul\u2019s heart: \u305d\u3057\u3066\u4eca\u3001\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u306b\u5bfe\u3057\u3001\u3069\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3059\u308c\u3070\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u5fc3\u3092\u65b0\u305f\u306b\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u308b\u304b\u3092\u5177\u4f53\u7684\u306b\u544a\u3052\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>by forgiving Onesimus and lovingly receiving him back as a brother in Christ.\u3000\u305d\u308c\u306f\u3001\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u3092\u3086\u308b\u3057\u3001\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306b\u3042\u308b\u5144\u5f1f\u3068\u3057\u3066\u611b\u3092\u3082\u3063\u3066\u5f7c\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u5165\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Paul\u2019s statement to Philemon, \u201cI know that you will do even more than what I say,\u201d \u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u304c\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u306b\u300c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u79c1\u306e\u8a00\u3046\u3053\u3068\u4ee5\u4e0a\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3092\u3057\u3066\u304f\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u77e5\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u300d\u3068\u8ff0\u3079\u305f\u306e\u306f\u3001<\/p>\n<p>may have meant that he was hoping to have Onesimus sent back to him as his helper.\u3000\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u3092\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u52a9\u624b\u3068\u3057\u3066\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u3082\u3068\u306b\u623b\u3057\u3066\u307b\u3057\u3044\u3068\u9858\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u304b\u3089\u304b\u3082\u3057\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Paul then closed out his letter in the following manner.\u3000\u305d\u306e\u5f8c\u3001\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u6b21\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u624b\u7d19\u3092\u7de0\u3081\u304f\u304f\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Philemon 1:22-25\uff08\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u3078\u306e\u624b\u7d19\uff11\u7ae0\uff12\uff12\uff0d\uff12\uff15\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>22\u00a0<\/sup>At the same time also prepare me a\u00a0lodging, for\u00a0I hope that through\u00a0your prayers\u00a0I will be given to you. <sup>23\u00a0<\/sup>Epaphras, my\u00a0fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you,\u00a0<sup>24\u00a0<\/sup><em>as do<\/em>\u00a0Mark,\u00a0Aristarchus,\u00a0Demas,\u00a0Luke, my\u00a0fellow workers. <sup>25\u00a0<\/sup>The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be\u00a0with your spirit. <sup>22 <\/sup>\u305d\u308c\u306b\u307e\u305f\u3001\u79c1\u306e\u5bbf\u306e\u7528\u610f\u3082\u3057\u3066\u304a\u3044\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306e\u7948\u308a\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u79c1\u3082\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306e\u3068\u3053\u308d\u306b\u884c\u3051\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3068\u601d\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<sup>23 <\/sup>\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u30fb\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306b\u3042\u3063\u3066\u79c1\u3068\u3068\u3082\u306b\u56da\u4eba\u3068\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u30a8\u30d1\u30d5\u30e9\u30b9\u304c\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u3088\u308d\u3057\u304f\u3068\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<sup>24 <\/sup>\u79c1\u306e\u540c\u52b4\u8005\u305f\u3061\u3067\u3042\u308b\u30de\u30eb\u30b3\u3001\u30a2\u30ea\u30b9\u30bf\u30eb\u30b3\u3001\u30c7\u30de\u30b9\u3001\u30eb\u30ab\u304b\u3089\u3082\u3088\u308d\u3057\u304f\u3068\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<sup>25 <\/sup>\u4e3b\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u30fb\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306e\u6075\u307f\u304c\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306e\u970a\u3068\u3068\u3082\u306b\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Paul expresses his hope for a release from prison in answer to their prayers.\u3000 \u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u306e\u7948\u308a\u306b\u5fdc\u3048\u3066\u3001\u7344\u4e2d\u304b\u3089\u89e3\u653e\u3055\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u9858\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3068\u8ff0\u3079\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And requests the privilege of staying in Philemon\u2019s home when he visits them.\u3000 \u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u3092\u8a2a\u306d\u308b\u969b\u306b\u306f\u3001\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u5b85\u306b\u6ede\u5728\u3055\u305b\u3066\u307b\u3057\u3044\u3068\u983c\u3093\u3067\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Paul extends greetings from other fellow workers who were known to both Philemon and the church at Colossae.\u3000 \u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u3001\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u3068\u30b3\u30ed\u30b5\u30a4\u306e\u6559\u4f1a\u306e\u53cc\u65b9\u306b\u77e5\u3089\u308c\u305f\u4ed6\u306e\u540c\u52b4\u8005\u305f\u3061\u304b\u3089\u306e\u6328\u62f6\u3092\u4f1d\u3048\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Epaphras was well known to the Colossians because he had founded the church there (Colossians 1:7).\u3000 \u30a8\u30d1\u30d5\u30e9\u30b9\u306f\u3001\u30b3\u30ed\u30b5\u30a4\u306e\u6559\u4f1a\u3092\u8a2d\u7acb\u3057\u305f\u4eba\u7269\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u305f\u3081\u3001\u30b3\u30ed\u30b5\u30a4\u306e\u4eba\u3005\u306b\u306f\u3088\u304f\u77e5\u3089\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff08\u30b3\u30ed\u30b5\u30a4\u4eba\u3078\u306e\u624b\u7d19 1:7\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke are also mentioned in Colossians 4:10, 14, so they too had connections with the Colossians.\u3000 \u30de\u30eb\u30b3\u3001\u30a2\u30ea\u30b9\u30bf\u30eb\u30b3\u3001\u30c7\u30de\u30b9\u3001\u30eb\u30ab\u3082\u30b3\u30ed\u30b5\u30a4\u4eba\u3078\u306e\u624b\u7d194\u7ae010\u7bc0\u300114\u7bc0\u3067\u8a00\u53ca\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u305f\u3081\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u3082\u307e\u305f\u30b3\u30ed\u30b5\u30a4\u4eba\u3068\u306e\u3064\u306a\u304c\u308a\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The apostle closes as he had begun, with a benedictory prayer for divine grace.\u3000 \u4f7f\u5f92\u306f\u5192\u982d\u3068\u540c\u69d8\u306b\u3001\u795e\u306e\u6075\u307f\u3092\u6c42\u3081\u308b\u795d\u798f\u306e\u7948\u308a\u3067\u7de0\u3081\u304f\u304f\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Paul was released from prison soon after writing this, but the Bible doesn\u2019t say whether he returned to Colossae.\u3000 \u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u3053\u306e\u624b\u7d19\u3092\u66f8\u3044\u305f\u76f4\u5f8c\u306b\u91c8\u653e\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3001\u8056\u66f8\u306f\u5f7c\u304c\u30b3\u30ed\u30b5\u30a4\u306b\u623b\u3063\u305f\u304b\u3069\u3046\u304b\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u306f\u8a18\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>So, what are some things we can learn from what Paul wrote to Philemon?\u3000 \u3067\u306f\u3001\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u304c\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u306b\u5b9b\u3066\u305f\u624b\u7d19\u304b\u3089\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u3069\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u3053\u3068\u3092\u5b66\u3079\u308b\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\u3002<\/p>\n<p>I believe there are three key themes that run through the letter to Philemon that is most applicable to us today.\u3000 \u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u3078\u306e\u624b\u7d19\u306b\u306f\u3001\u4eca\u65e5\u306e\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306b\u6700\u3082\u5f53\u3066\u306f\u307e\u308b\u4e09\u3064\u306e\u91cd\u8981\u306a\u30c6\u30fc\u30de\u304c\u8cab\u304b\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3068\u79c1\u306f\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>They are forgiveness in Christ, freedom in Christ, and the family in Christ.\u3000\u305d\u308c\u306f\u3001\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306b\u3042\u308b\u3086\u308b\u3057\u3001\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306b\u3042\u308b\u81ea\u7531\u3001\u305d\u3057\u3066\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306b\u3042\u308b\u5bb6\u65cf\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Paul wrote to Philemon to forgive Onesimus for having run away as well as stealing from him.\u3000 \u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u306b\u3001\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u304c\u9003\u4ea1\u3057\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3001\u5f7c\u304b\u3089\u7269\u3092\u76d7\u3093\u3060\u3053\u3068\u3092\u3086\u308b\u3059\u3088\u3046\u306b\u66f8\u304d\u9001\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, this appeal was made in Christ.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u3053\u306e\u8a34\u3048\u306f\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306b\u3042\u3063\u3066\u306a\u3055\u308c\u305f\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Paul appealed to Philemon as a beloved brother and fellow worker in Christ (verse 1).\u3000 \u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u3001\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u306b\u5bfe\u3057\u3001\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306b\u3042\u308b\u611b\u3059\u308b\u5144\u5f1f\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\u5171\u306b\u50cd\u304f\u8005\u3068\u3057\u3066\u8a34\u3048\u304b\u3051\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff081\u7bc0\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And he appealed to Philemon\u2019s love which he had toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints (verse 4).\u3000 \u307e\u305f\u3001\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u304c\u4e3b\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u3068\u3059\u3079\u3066\u306e\u8056\u5f92\u305f\u3061\u306b\u5bfe\u3057\u3066\u62b1\u3044\u3066\u3044\u308b\u611b\u306b\u8a34\u3048\u304b\u3051\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff084\u7bc0\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, he appealed on behalf of Onesimus who had now become a saint, that is a brother in Christ (verses 10, 16).\u3000 \u3055\u3089\u306b\u3001\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u3001\u4eca\u3084\u8056\u5f92\u3001\u3059\u306a\u308f\u3061\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306b\u3042\u308b\u5144\u5f1f\u3068\u306a\u3063\u305f\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u3001\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u306b\u8a34\u3048\u304b\u3051\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff0810\u7bc0\u300116\u7bc0\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And thus, Paul in effect asked Philemon to express the love of Christ by forgiving his fellow brother in Christ.\u3000 \u3053\u3046\u3057\u3066\u3001\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u4e8b\u5b9f\u4e0a\u3001\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u306b\u5bfe\u3057\u3001\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306b\u3042\u308b\u5144\u5f1f\u3092\u3086\u308b\u3059\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306e\u611b\u3092\u8868\u3059\u3088\u3046\u306b\u6c42\u3081\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This is the exhortation that is given to all of us as brothers and sisters in Christ.\u3000\u3053\u308c\u306f\u3001\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306b\u3042\u308b\u5144\u5f1f\u59c9\u59b9\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u3059\u3079\u3066\u306b\u4e0e\u3048\u3089\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u52e7\u3081\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Listen to Jesus\u2019 words regarding forgiving our brothers and sisters in Christ.\u3000\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306b\u3042\u308b\u5144\u5f1f\u59c9\u59b9\u3092\u3086\u308b\u3059\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u5fa1\u8a00\u8449\u3092\u805e\u3044\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Luke 17:3-4\uff08\u30eb\u30ab\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\uff11\uff17\u7ae0\uff13\uff0d\uff14\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>3\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cBe on your guard!\u00a0If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.\u00a0<sup>4\u00a0<\/sup>And if he sins against you\u00a0seven times a day, and returns to you seven times, saying, \u2018I repent,\u2019\u00a0forgive him.\u201d <sup>3<\/sup>\u300c\u6c17\u3092\u3064\u3051\u3066\u3044\u306a\u3055\u3044\u3002\u3082\u3057\u5144\u5f1f\u304c\u7f6a\u3092\u72af\u3057\u305f\u306a\u3089\u3001\u5f7c\u3092\u6212\u3081\u306a\u3055\u3044\u3002\u305d\u3057\u3066\u6094\u3044\u6539\u3081\u308c\u3070\u3001\u8d66\u3057\u306a\u3055\u3044\u3002<sup>4 <\/sup>\u304b\u308a\u306b\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u5bfe\u3057\u3066\u4e00\u65e5\u306b\u4e03\u5ea6\u7f6a\u3092\u72af\u3057\u3066\u3082\u3001\u300e\u6094\u3044\u6539\u3081\u307e\u3059\u300f\u3068\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u4e03\u5ea6\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u3068\u3053\u308d\u306b\u6765\u308b\u306a\u3089\u3001\u8d66\u3057\u3066\u3084\u308a\u306a\u3055\u3044\u3002\u300d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here is Paul\u2019s exhortation regarding forgiving one another in Christ.\u3000 \u4ee5\u4e0b\u306f\u3001\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306b\u304a\u3044\u3066\u4e92\u3044\u306b\u3086\u308b\u3057\u5408\u3046\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u3001\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u304c\u8ff0\u3079\u3066\u3044\u308b\u52e7\u3081\u306e\u8a00\u8449\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Ephesians 4:32\uff08\u30a8\u30da\u30bd\u4eba\u3078\u306e\u624b\u7d19\uff14\u7ae0\uff13\uff12\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p>Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other,\u00a0just as God in Christ also has forgiven\u00a0you. \u304a\u4e92\u3044\u306b\u89aa\u5207\u306b\u3057\u3001\u5fc3\u306e\u512a\u3057\u3044\u4eba\u3068\u306a\u308a\u3001\u795e\u304c\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306b\u304a\u3044\u3066\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u3092\u8d66\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3063\u305f\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u4e92\u3044\u306b\u8d66\u3057\u5408\u3044\u306a\u3055\u3044\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Although Paul did not command Philemon to release Onesimus from slavery, the theme of freedom in Christ is introduced in the letter.\u3000 \u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u306b\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u3092\u5974\u96b7\u304b\u3089\u89e3\u653e\u3059\u308b\u3088\u3046\u547d\u3058\u305f\u308f\u3051\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u304c\u3001\u3053\u306e\u624b\u7d19\u306b\u306f\u300c\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306b\u3042\u308b\u81ea\u7531\u300d\u3068\u3044\u3046\u30c6\u30fc\u30de\u304c\u53d6\u308a\u4e0a\u3052\u3089\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Freedom in Christ is not just from a position or condition or status in life.\u3000 \u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306b\u3042\u308b\u81ea\u7531\u3068\u306f\u3001\u5358\u306b\u4eba\u751f\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b\u7acb\u5834\u3084\u72b6\u6cc1\u3001\u5730\u4f4d\u304b\u3089\u306e\u89e3\u653e\u3060\u3051\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Freedom in Christ is something that all who have come to faith in Christ receive and enjoy.\u3000 \u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306b\u3042\u308b\u81ea\u7531\u3068\u306f\u3001\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3092\u4fe1\u3058\u308b\u306b\u81f3\u3063\u305f\u3059\u3079\u3066\u306e\u4eba\u304c\u53d7\u3051\u3001\u4eab\u53d7\u3059\u308b\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Onesimus and Philemon both enjoyed the same freedom in Christ, regardless of their status.\u3000 \u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u3082\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u3082\u3001\u305d\u306e\u8eab\u5206\u306b\u95a2\u308f\u3089\u305a\u3001\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306b\u3042\u308b\u540c\u3058\u81ea\u7531\u3092\u4eab\u53d7\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Listen to what Jesus said regarding this freedom.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u81ea\u7531\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u8a9e\u3089\u308c\u305f\u8a00\u8449\u306b\u8033\u3092\u50be\u3051\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002<\/p>\n<p>John 8:31-36\uff08\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\uff18\u7ae0\uff13\uff11\uff0d\uff13\uff16\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>31\u00a0<\/sup>So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him,\u00a0\u201cIf you continue in My word,\u00a0<em>then<\/em>\u00a0you are truly\u00a0disciples of Mine;\u00a0<sup>32\u00a0<\/sup>and\u00a0you will know the truth, and\u00a0the truth will make you free.\u201d\u00a0<sup>33\u00a0<\/sup>They answered Him, \u201cWe are Abraham\u2019s descendants and have never yet been enslaved to anyone; how is it that You say,\u00a0\u2018You will become free\u2019?\u201d <sup>34\u00a0<\/sup>Jesus answered them,\u00a0\u201cTruly, truly, I say to you,\u00a0everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin.\u00a0<sup>35\u00a0<\/sup>The slave does not remain in the house forever;\u00a0the son does remain forever.\u00a0<sup>36\u00a0<\/sup>So if the Son\u00a0makes you free, you will be free indeed.\u201d <sup>31 <\/sup>\u305d\u3053\u3067\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306f\u3001\u305d\u306e\u4fe1\u3058\u305f\u30e6\u30c0\u30e4\u4eba\u305f\u3061\u306b\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3002\u300c\u3082\u3057\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u304c\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3070\u306b\u3068\u3069\u307e\u308b\u306a\u3089\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306f\u307b\u3093\u3068\u3046\u306b\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u5f1f\u5b50\u3067\u3059\u3002<sup>32 <\/sup>\u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306f\u771f\u7406\u3092\u77e5\u308a\u3001\u771f\u7406\u306f\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u3092\u81ea\u7531\u306b\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002\u300d<sup>33 <\/sup>\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306b\u7b54\u3048\u305f\u3002\u300c\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306e\u5b50\u5b6b\u3067\u3042\u3063\u3066\u3001\u6c7a\u3057\u3066\u3060\u308c\u306e\u5974\u96b7\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3082\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u3069\u3046\u3057\u3066\u3001\u300e\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306f\u81ea\u7531\u306b\u306a\u308b\u300f\u3068\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u304b\u3002\u300d<sup>34 <\/sup>\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306f\u5f7c\u3089\u306b\u7b54\u3048\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3002\u300c\u307e\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3001\u307e\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306b\u544a\u3052\u307e\u3059\u3002\u7f6a\u3092\u884c\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u8005\u306f\u307f\u306a\u3001\u7f6a\u306e\u5974\u96b7\u3067\u3059\u3002<sup>35 <\/sup>\u5974\u96b7\u306f\u3044\u3064\u307e\u3067\u3082\u5bb6\u306b\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u606f\u5b50\u306f\u3044\u3064\u307e\u3067\u3082\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<sup>36 <\/sup>\u3067\u3059\u304b\u3089\u3001\u3082\u3057\u5b50\u304c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u3092\u81ea\u7531\u306b\u3059\u308b\u306a\u3089\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306f\u307b\u3093\u3068\u3046\u306b\u81ea\u7531\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002\u300d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here, Jesus was addressing the real issue in our lives as it relates to slavery.\u3000 \u3053\u3053\u3067\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u5974\u96b7\u5236\u306b\u95a2\u9023\u3057\u3066\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u751f\u6d3b\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b\u771f\u306e\u554f\u984c\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u8a9e\u3063\u3066\u304a\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Jesus was pointing out the fact that we are all enslaved to sin.\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u5168\u54e1\u304c\u7f6a\u306e\u5974\u96b7\u3068\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3068\u3044\u3046\u4e8b\u5b9f\u3092\u6307\u6458\u3057\u3066\u304a\u3089\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>How do we know this?\u3000 \u306a\u305c\u305d\u3046\u8a00\u3048\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>Because we cannot help ourselves but sin and thus are slaves of sin.\u3000 \u305d\u308c\u306f\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u304c\u7f6a\u3092\u72af\u3055\u305a\u306b\u306f\u3044\u3089\u308c\u305a\u3001\u305d\u308c\u3086\u3048\u306b\u7f6a\u306e\u5974\u96b7\u3068\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>If we could break away from sin, then we would be free.\u3000 \u3082\u3057\u7f6a\u304b\u3089\u629c\u3051\u51fa\u3059\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u308c\u3070\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u81ea\u7531\u306b\u306a\u308c\u308b\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Jesus says that those who are truly His disciples, that is those who believe in Him and follow Him, will know the truth, and the truth will make them free.\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u3001\u771f\u306b\u5fa1\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u5f1f\u5b50\u3067\u3042\u308b\u8005\u3001\u3059\u306a\u308f\u3061\u5fa1\u81ea\u5206\u3092\u4fe1\u3058\u3001\u5f93\u3046\u8005\u305f\u3061\u306f\u771f\u7406\u3092\u77e5\u308a\u3001\u305d\u306e\u771f\u7406\u304c\u5f7c\u3089\u3092\u81ea\u7531\u306b\u3059\u308b\u3001\u3068\u8a9e\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In John 14:6, Jesus said regarding Himself:\u3000 \u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\u306b\u3088\u308b\u798f\u97f3\u66f814\u7ae06\u7bc0\u3067\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u3054\u81ea\u8eab\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u6b21\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u8a9e\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff1a<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am\u00a0the way, and\u00a0the truth, and\u00a0the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.\u201d \u300c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u304c\u9053\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\u771f\u7406\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\u3044\u306e\u3061\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u3067\u306a\u3051\u308c\u3070\u3001\u3060\u308c\u3072\u3068\u308a\u7236\u306e\u307f\u3082\u3068\u306b\u6765\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002\u300d<\/p>\n<p>Since Jesus is the truth, it is by knowing Jesus that we are set free from sin and are brought into the house of God as His children.\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3053\u305d\u304c\u771f\u7406\u3067\u3042\u308b\u305f\u3081\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3092\u77e5\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u7f6a\u304b\u3089\u89e3\u653e\u3055\u308c\u3001\u795e\u306e\u5b50\u4f9b\u3068\u3057\u3066\u795e\u306e\u5bb6\u3078\u3068\u8fce\u3048\u5165\u308c\u3089\u308c\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>So, when Onesimus became a child of God at the time that he came to faith in Christ, he was set free from being a slave of sin.\u3000 \u3067\u3059\u304b\u3089\u3001\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u304c\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3092\u4fe1\u3058\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\u6642\u3001\u795e\u306e\u5b50\u4f9b\u3068\u306a\u3063\u305f\u5f7c\u306f\u3001\u7f6a\u306e\u5974\u96b7\u3068\u3044\u3046\u72b6\u614b\u304b\u3089\u89e3\u653e\u3055\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>It was because of his changed heart and spiritual condition as it related to God that he was therefore able to freely return to Philemon and seek his forgiveness.\u3000 \u795e\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u5f7c\u306e\u5fc3\u3068\u970a\u7684\u306a\u72b6\u614b\u304c\u5909\u3048\u3089\u308c\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3053\u305d\u3001\u5f7c\u306f\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u306e\u3082\u3068\u3078\u81ea\u7531\u306a\u8eab\u3068\u3057\u3066\u623b\u308a\u3001\u3086\u308b\u3057\u3092\u8acb\u3046\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Paul wrote the following regarding our freedom in Christ.\u3000\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u3001\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306b\u3042\u308b\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u81ea\u7531\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u6b21\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u8a18\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Romans 8:1-4\uff08\u30ed\u30fc\u30de\u4eba\u3078\u306e\u624b\u7d19\uff18\u7ae0\uff11\uff0d\uff14\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>1 <\/sup>Therefore there is now no\u00a0condemnation for those who are\u00a0in\u00a0Christ Jesus.\u00a0<sup>2\u00a0<\/sup>For\u00a0the law of the Spirit of life\u00a0in\u00a0Christ Jesus\u00a0has set you free from the law of sin and of death.\u00a0<sup>3\u00a0<\/sup>For\u00a0what the Law could not do,\u00a0weak as it was through the flesh, God\u00a0<em>did<\/em>: sending His own Son in\u00a0the likeness of\u00a0sinful flesh and\u00a0<em>as an offering<\/em>\u00a0for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh,\u00a0<sup>4\u00a0<\/sup>so that the\u00a0requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who\u00a0do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. <sup>1 <\/sup>\u3053\u3046\u3044\u3046\u308f\u3051\u3067\u3001\u4eca\u306f\u3001\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u30fb\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306b\u3042\u308b\u8005\u304c\u7f6a\u306b\u5b9a\u3081\u3089\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u6c7a\u3057\u3066\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<sup>2 <\/sup>\u306a\u305c\u306a\u3089\u3001\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u30fb\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306b\u3042\u308b\u3001\u3044\u306e\u3061\u306e\u5fa1\u970a\u306e\u539f\u7406\u304c\u3001\u7f6a\u3068\u6b7b\u306e\u539f\u7406\u304b\u3089\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u3092\u89e3\u653e\u3057\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3059\u3002<sup>3 <\/sup>\u8089\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u7121\u529b\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\u305f\u3081\u3001\u5f8b\u6cd5\u306b\u306f\u3067\u304d\u306a\u304f\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u3001\u795e\u306f\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u795e\u306f\u3054\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u5fa1\u5b50\u3092\u3001\u7f6a\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u3001\u7f6a\u6df1\u3044\u8089\u3068\u540c\u3058\u3088\u3046\u306a\u5f62\u3067\u304a\u9063\u308f\u3057\u306b\u306a\u308a\u3001\u8089\u306b\u304a\u3044\u3066\u7f6a\u3092\u51e6\u7f70\u3055\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<sup>4 <\/sup>\u305d\u308c\u306f\u3001\u8089\u306b\u5f93\u3063\u3066\u6b69\u307e\u305a\u3001\u5fa1\u970a\u306b\u5f93\u3063\u3066\u6b69\u3080\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u4e2d\u306b\u3001\u5f8b\u6cd5\u306e\u8981\u6c42\u304c\u5168\u3046\u3055\u308c\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As those who are in Christ Jesus, we no longer operate according to our sinful flesh but according to the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.\u3000 \u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u30fb\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306b\u3042\u308b\u8005\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u3082\u306f\u3084\u7f6a\u6df1\u3044\u8089\u306b\u5f93\u3063\u3066\u884c\u52d5\u3059\u308b\u306e\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306b\u4e0e\u3048\u3089\u308c\u305f\u8056\u970a\u306b\u5f93\u3063\u3066\u884c\u52d5\u3059\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, we do not look at or treat each other according to our sinful flesh but with the Holy Spirit\u2019s help we are enabled to love and care for one another. \u3000 \u3057\u305f\u304c\u3063\u3066\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u7f6a\u6df1\u3044\u8089\u306b\u5f93\u3063\u3066\u4e92\u3044\u3092\u898b\u305f\u308a\u6271\u3063\u305f\u308a\u3059\u308b\u306e\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u8056\u970a\u306e\u52a9\u3051\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u4e92\u3044\u306b\u611b\u3057\u5408\u3044\u3001\u601d\u3044\u3084\u308a\u3092\u6301\u3064\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And specifically, we can love and care for one another as a family in Christ.\u3000 \u5177\u4f53\u7684\u306b\u306f\u3001\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306b\u3042\u308b\u5bb6\u65cf\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3001\u4e92\u3044\u306b\u611b\u3057\u5408\u3044\u3001\u601d\u3044\u3084\u308a\u3092\u6301\u3064\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Paul urged Philemon to be reconciled to Onesimus, receiving him as a brother and fellow member of God\u2019s family.\u3000 \u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u306b\u3001\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u3068\u548c\u89e3\u3057\u3001\u5f7c\u3092\u5144\u5f1f\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3001\u307e\u305f\u795e\u306e\u5bb6\u65cf\u306e\u4e00\u54e1\u3068\u3057\u3066\u53d7\u3051\u5165\u308c\u308b\u3088\u3046\u5f37\u304f\u52e7\u3081\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Christ has reconciled us to God and to others.\u3000 \u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306f\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u3092\u795e\u3068\u3001\u305d\u3057\u3066\u4ed6\u306e\u4eba\u3005\u3068\u548c\u89e3\u3055\u305b\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Many barriers come between people\u2014race, social status, gender, personality differences\u2014but Christ can break down these barriers.\u3000 \u4eba\u3005\u306e\u9593\u306b\u306f\u3001\u4eba\u7a2e\u3001\u793e\u4f1a\u7684\u5730\u4f4d\u3001\u6027\u5225\u3001\u6027\u683c\u306e\u9055\u3044\u306a\u3069\u3001\u591a\u304f\u306e\u969c\u58c1\u304c\u5b58\u5728\u3057\u307e\u3059\u304c\u3001\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306f\u3053\u308c\u3089\u306e\u969c\u58c1\u3092\u53d6\u308a\u9664\u304f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Jesus Christ changed Onesimus\u2019s relationship to Philemon from slave to brother.\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u30fb\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306f\u3001\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u3068\u30d4\u30ec\u30e2\u30f3\u306e\u95a2\u4fc2\u3092\u3001\u5974\u96b7\u304b\u3089\u5144\u5f1f\u3078\u3068\u5909\u3048\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Paul\u2019s intercession for Onesimus illustrates what Christ has done for us.\u3000\u30aa\u30cd\u30b7\u30e2\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u304c\u57f7\u308a\u6210\u3057\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u304c\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3092\u793a\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>As Paul interceded for a slave, so Christ intercedes for us, slaves to sin.\u3000 \u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u304c\u5974\u96b7\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u57f7\u308a\u6210\u3057\u305f\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3082\u307e\u305f\u3001\u7f6a\u306e\u5974\u96b7\u3067\u3042\u308b\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u57f7\u308a\u6210\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>As Onesimus was reconciled to Philemon, so we are reconciled to God through Christ.\u3000 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