Philemon 1:15-16
[15]For perhaps he departed for a while for this purpose, that you might receive him forever,
[16]no longer as a slave but more than a slave—a beloved brother, especially to me but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.

God of all things, we come into your presence today with praise and appreciation in our hearts and lips, we thank you for who you are, for what you have done and for what you will do. Be praised.
We have come to be taught by your oh omniscient God, teach us, guide us into all truth, let us not be hearers only, but hearers and doers of your word.
And please cleanse us, we invoke the sacrifice of the blood of Jesus for a total sanctification. Let us be like You. Amen.

Brethren, sometime ago we talked on empathy towards Sinners-- this was truly a very important subject. But today let's see something else, that is our attitude towards believers.
The above passage bears testimony to the master-servant relationship between Philemon and Onesimus.
Onesimus was Philemon's runaway servant. Philemon was a follower of Christ though, we aren't sure if He converted before or after Onesimus ran away.
But coincidentally, Onesimus encountered Paul the Apostle and converted to Life, He became immensely helpful to Paul. When it was time for Onesimus to return, Paul sent a letter to Philemon his master. The scripture above is an excerpt from that letter.
We learn from here that no matter the social status of a person be He slave or master we are all brothers in Christ and we should treat each other as such.
No discrimination, no favoritism, no pride. We must take each and every member of Christ's body as beloved brothers. No man is an island, even Jesus surrounded Himself with people.
Let us emulate Christ's standard, instead of seeing ourselves as better than others, let us esteem others as better than us an adopt an attitude of service.
As Jesus said, one glaring compulsion to the world about Christ is love and unity among His followers.
Peace...