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gmail.com; Tel: 515-556-9470 La Crosse, WI
Edinburgh, UK October 25-26, with prayer meeting on Friday,
September 8-12, Bible Readings held in the Faith October 24, at 7:30pm in the gospel hall, 1928
Mission Conference Centre, 548 Gilmerton Road. George Street. Note the location is the same as
The passages are 1 Thessalonians 4:13–2 Thes- last year: Logan Middle School, 1450 Avon St.
salonians 3. Bible Readings: 10:30am-12 noon, Meetings on Saturday at 10am, 1pm (Children’s),
Ministry: 7:30-9pm. The subject of the ministry 2pm, and 6pm. Lunch and dinner will be served.
will be “Studies in the Life of Jacob.” Note: Alan Lord’s Day: Breaking of Bread 9:30am, Ministry
Summers will be joined by Sandy Higgins, who 11:15am and 2pm, Sunday School 1pm. Lunch
has agreed to fill in for Jack Hay, who recently will be served. Questions: Jeremiah Collins 608-
had heart surgery. For more information and 769-4017 call/text; Email: collins.jere@gmail.com.
accommodation options, please visit https:// Accom: Cal Erickson, Cell: 608-790-7724 call/
www.edinburghbiblereadings.com. text; Email: calerickson1@gmail.com
Arnstein, ON
September 20, in the gospel hall, 10762 Hwy Conferences Previously Published:
522. Saturday: Ministry 10am and 2pm, Gospel Kitchener, ON - September 6
6:30pm. Young people campfire and hymn
sing to follow. Lunch and supper will be Hitesville, IA - September 20-21
served. Expected speakers are Dan Shutt and Midland Park, NJ - September 20-21
Stu Thompson. For more information, please Mississauga, ON - September 27-28
contact Jesse Booth, Tel: 705-498-7216; Email:
boothjesse@yahoo.com. Blue River, WI - October 18-19

Case Studies Continued from p. 281

of the slave’s debt to his master. Although (Joh 19:30).
Philemon might agree to suffer the loss
himself, Paul preempts this choice by Conclusion
agreeing to pay the debt himself: “If he Both of these journeys from betrayal
has wronged you at all, or owes you to forgiveness are theological windows
anything, charge that to my account” into God’s heart. Both narratives illustrate
(Phm 18). Although the apostle does that reconciliation requires repentance
not mention the cross in this letter, he and forgiveness. Joseph grounded his
demonstrates the meaning of Calvary forgiveness in his personal acceptance of
through his actions – Paul was the means God’s sovereign purpose. Once his brothers
by which Onesimus and Philemon were owned their guilt and showed that they
reconciled to God as now also to each had changed, his forgiveness brought, not
other. So “in Christ God was reconciling a guarded truce, but permanent peace.
the world to himself, not counting their Paul based his appeal to Philemon on the
trespasses against them” (2Co 5:19). Our power of the gospel that had changed both
Lord absorbed the consequences of our Onesimus and Philemon. The result was not
wrongdoing and paid our debt in full appeasement but full reconciliation.

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