If a slave tried to get away, one of the punishments that they did to a slave was to put fugitivists.

Marking him as a fugitive.

Well, as slaves, we're going to have something on our foreheads.

There won't be fugitive. It'll be his own name, whom we serve. Welcome to Grace to you with John MacArthur. I'm your host Phil Johnson. If someone asked you to describe yourself, what would you say?

Maybe you'd talk about your profession, your personality, your hobbies, your religious views.

There are many ways you could explain who you are, but if you're a Christian, how does

God's word describe you?

Surprisingly, the term it most often uses has disappeared from many Bible translations, probably even the one you use.

John MacArthur takes a look at that hidden word today showing you how it's been neglected

and the devastating consequences that has caused.

Today's lesson is part of John's series called Foundations Volume 2.

But before we get to the lesson, John, you have a couple of brief letters that remind us that every day people are connecting with verse by verse Bible teaching through grace to you.

And they're growing in profound ways as a result.

So take a minute and share those letters.

I'm glad to do that, Phil.

This letter comes from Chris.

I just want to thank you all for what you've done for my family and me.

I am a pastor of a charismatic church in Australia.

And through your teaching I have questioned so much that has been true of our church

Through books like Strange Fire the truth war charismatic chaos and others

My wife and family have been driven to God's word which we thought we already knew.

Thank you, John, for how you have been truly faithful in all you do.

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