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*to show [[mercy]] as the individual receives God's mercy

*to show [[mercy]] as the individual receives God's mercy

*to [[love]] as God loves

*to [[love]] as God loves

Paul explains that failure to live like this demonstrates one has not understood God's grace, and that one's personal [[salvation]] in [[Christ]] should be mirrored in one's way of life. Its place in the [[canon]] has many times been challenged on the grounds that it has no no doctrinal importance, however it has maintained its position within the Pauline epistles due to its being regarded as "a precious gem showing forth Paul's tenderness and love for all his spiritual children, even those who were the least of them if judged by the standard of the world."<ref>Van Manen, W. C. [http://www.depts.drew.edu/jhc/vanphlm.html ''Epistle to Philemon''] (1996) Institute for Higher Critical Studies: Drew University, Madison, NJ. Accessed 19 March 2008</ref>  

Paul explains that failure to live like this demonstrates one has not understood God's grace, and that one's personal [[salvation]] in [[Christ]] should be mirrored in one's way of life. Its place in the [[canon]] has many times been challenged on the grounds that it has no doctrinal importance, however it has maintained its position within the Pauline epistles due to its being regarded as "a precious gem showing forth Paul's tenderness and love for all his spiritual children, even those who were the least of them if judged by the standard of the world."<ref>Van Manen, W. C. [http://www.depts.drew.edu/jhc/vanphlm.html ''Epistle to Philemon''] (1996) Institute for Higher Critical Studies: Drew University, Madison, NJ. Accessed 19 March 2008</ref>  

   

   

==Language and author==

==Language and author==