galatians-3:28

The Spirit of God requires unity to work. Disunity makes impossible His glorious Presence among us. Today the seamless robe of Christ’s Church has been rent by schism. How different was the spirit that animated the early Church when the heathen beholding them exclaimed, "How these Christians love on... Read More

Brother Moore likened Herald of His Coming to a trumpet 25,000 miles long, encircling the globe. A primary endeavor of the Herald is to call true Christians everywhere—of whatever creed, of whatever nationality—to holy living according to Biblical standards. The Moores did not hesitate to point out ... Read More

This is a day of extreme lawlessness--and the judgments of God are coming upon this ungodly generation except there be a deep repentance. Within the Church, too, there is a great amount of lawlessness--due in part to a misunderstanding as to God's plan for His people during the Church age. God the F... Read More

The foundational truth of Christianity is justification by faith. You will never know true rest and peace until you are convinced that your own works of righteousness can never make you right in God’s eyes. You may feel good because of the good works you do, and you will probably enjoy a moment of v... Read More

"I am the Almighty God: walk before Me, and be thou perfect." -- Genesis 17:1. Thirteen long years passed slowly on after the return of Hagar to Abraham's camp. The child Ishmael was born, and grew up in the patriarch's house -- the acknowledged heir of the camp, and yet showing symptoms of the wild... Read More

"He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God." -- Romans 4:20. In this chapter (Genesis 15), for the first time in Scripture, four striking phrases occur; but each of them is destined to be frequently repeated with many charming variations. W... Read More

Bondservant (1401) (doulos from deo = to bind) (Click additional notes on doulos) was an individual bound to another in servitude and conveys the idea of the slave's close, binding ties with his master, belonging to him, obligated to and desiring to do his will and in a permanent relation of servitu... Read More

Came in (3922) (pareiserchomai from pará = alongside + eisérchomai = to enter) means to come in to beside and in some context means to slip in or to sneak in (see use in Gal 2:4 below). To come in with something so as to be present beside it. Thayer says the idea here in Romans is "to enter in addit... Read More

Distort (4761) (strebloo from strepho = twisted) means to wrench, to torment, to twist or to distort. Herodotus used strebloo to convey the idea of to twist or wrench a dislocated limb, with a view to setting it. This verb is used only here in the NT (and once in the Septuagint =LXX in 2Sa 22:27 and... Read More

Dwelt in (1774) (enoikeo from en = in + oikéo = dwell) means literally to “dwell in”, to take up residence, make one's home in or among. To live in, inhabit; dwell in. All the NT uses of enoikeo are metaphorical. The idea of “be at home,” defines the depth and extent to which faith has become a vita... Read More