And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:
The verse forms part of an affectionate greeting addressed to Philemon as a friend and fellow worker. The letter containing it was written by Paul while he was a chained prisoner after arriving and staying in Rome. It shows that a church met in a believer's house.
The household church is to stand apart from the world and to help, refine, and uplift one another as the Lord's living agents. Choosing wicked company and pursuing pleasure-loving amusements weakens love for what is pure and holy, harms character, and brings the truth into disrepute. Time is too precious to waste on trifling vanities and pleasures.
The verse forms part of an affectionate greeting addressed to Philemon as a friend and fellow worker. The letter containing it was written by Paul while he was a chained prisoner after arriving and staying in Rome. It shows that a church met in a believer's house.
The household church is to stand apart from the world and to help, refine, and uplift one another as the Lord's living agents. Choosing wicked company and pursuing pleasure-loving amusements weakens love for what is pure and holy, harms character, and brings the truth into disrepute. Time is too precious to waste on trifling vanities and pleasures.