Podcast
Scandalous Love
The Bryce Crawford Podcast
Speaker: Bryce Crawford
April 6, 2026 · 15 min
Summary
Paul's letter to Philemon illustrates the scandalous love of God through the story of a runaway slave. Paul appeals to Philemon to receive Onesimus—now a Christian convert—not as a slave but as a beloved brother, and offers to pay any debt Onesimus owes, mirroring Christ's substitutionary sacrifice for humanity's sin.
Highlights
Jesus Christ says, hey, father, if anyone has wronged you, charge it to my tab, I will pay you. That's the beauty of the gospel.
The love of God is so scandalous because it doesn't make sense. What do you mean that I've done wrong stuff but charge it to Jesus's tab?
It wasn't the thickness of nails that killed him. It wasn't the Romans that killed him. It was love for you and me that made Jesus stay on the cross.