<p>4:2- see on Jn. 15:27.</p><p><i>For indeed we have had good tidings preached to us, even as also they did; but the word they heard did not benefit them, because it was not united by faith with them that heard it- </i>The Gospel was preached to Abraham as it is to us (Gal. 3:8). That good news in its simplest form is not a set of theological propositions but the simple promise that by grace we shall receive an eternal Kingdom. The promise of inheriting the land is therefore a key part of the Gospel preached to us. They like the Hebrew believers in Jerusalem had &quot;heard&quot; rather than read this good news. But the message preached must be &quot;united... with&quot; us. This act of unity with the promise of the Kingdom is baptism and abiding in Christ (Gal. 3:27-29). The breaking of bread service is another opportunity to demonstrate our unity with the Kingdom promise in Christ, but unity with it is primarily in living the Kingdom life now. The ultimate &quot;benefit&quot; is that we enter the Kingdom of God (s.w. Mt. 16:26). The word of the Spirit is what profits or benefits us (Jn. 6:63 s.w.). By turning away from the word of promise, the Hebrew Christians were not going to be benefitted or s.w. 'profited'. The Jewish rituals upon which they wre now relying would &quot;profit nothing&quot; (Gal. 5:2; Heb. 13:9 s.w.).&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>