Why Did Onesimus Write as Anonymous?

When you and I think of Onesimus, we think of the cheerful Kingdom worker who deals in the distribution of water and in the Water of Life, too. @Onesmas Riungu. But there is more than one...

If you read this letter from 200 years ago, you will know why the author wrote anonymously. That is to say, he used a "pen name".

Human nature has not changed since then. He knew the blowback would have been immense.

Let us be reminded today that God has reserved a remnant of faithful men and women in every generation.

Enjoy and consider these pages from a rare book from the British Museum. The language is a little dated but the message is as fresh as the morning dew.