EL TEMA BÍBLICO DE ESTE MES: Dios es victorioso
A lo largo de las epístolas, encontramos relatos de la Iglesia primitiva enfrentada a la persecución, las pruebas y la incertidumbre. En cada carta brilla la provisión y la esperanza de Dios. Sí, nos enfrentamos a pruebas y tenemos un enemigo, pero Dios es nuestra esperanza viva. Él nos equipa con su armadura y volverá algún día. Dios es victorioso en última instancia, ¡independientemente de nuestras circunstancias!
Prepárate para adentrarte en la naturaleza, ya que este tema refleja la aventura de seguir a Dios.
Philemon (Philemon 1)
Onesimus was a slave who escaped from his slave owner, Philemon. After Onesimus escaped, he made his way to Rome, where he met Paul. Paul was a prisoner in Rome. He was arrested after preaching about Jesus. Paul shared with Onesimus about Jesus, and Onesimus trusted in Jesus as his Savior. Paul wrote Philemon a letter, asking for kindness for Onesimus.
Paul’s offer to pay Onesimus’ debt is a beautiful picture of what Jesus did for us. We were all slaves to sin and we owed a debt we couldn’t pay. Romans 6:23 says: the wages of sin is death. Though He never sinned and didn’t deserve punishment, Jesus died on the cross, paying the debt for our sin.
