Chris shares from the book of Philemon. Commands don't always work as well as appealing to someone in love. Paul goes beyond mere rules directly to the heart. Benediction written and spoken by J. Wakeham.
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Philemon
"There is this saying, you've heard this saying before. Give someone a fish and feed them for a day. Teach them to fish and feed them for a lifetime. Everybody knows this line. Paul's normal practice in the teaching of converts is the latter. His version of the saying seems to be this: Give someone a command and help them live appropriately for a day. Teach them to think Christianly about behavior and they will be able to navigate themselves in areas where you haven't given them specific instructions." –N.T. Wright