It is this most obvious aspect of our Lord’s teaching which has been forgotten or ignored by modern evangelism. Anxious to bring sinners to life, peace and joy in the Lord, evangelists have failed even to mention that Christ insists upon denial of self at the outset. Having failed to pass on our Lord’s requirement, and forgetting it themselves, evangelists have never questioned whether their “converts” with self-centered lives are true followers of Christ. Assuming that it is possible for a man to be self-indulgent and yet heaven-bound, Bible teachers look for some way to bring ego-centric men to a higher spiritual plane. Then self-denial is taught as the requirement for a second work of grace. But Luke 9:23-24 shows that unless a man lives a life of self-denial, he has not received a first work of grace.

Walter Chantry

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy		Dessert, Cake, Posted-mm, Suzy	6	Dozen-mini

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Butter or marjarine,softened
1	c	Sugar
2	lg	Eggs
1	ts	Vanilla extract
3	c	Cake flour, sifted
1	ts	Baking soda
1	ts	Baking powder
3/4	c	Buttermilk
1/2	c	Golden raisins
1 1/2	tb	Grated orange rind
3	tb	FRESH squeezed orange juice
1 1/2	c	Sugar
1	c	Light corn syrup
3/4	c	Fresh orange juice

INSTRUCTIONS

ORANGE SYRUP
Source: Southern Living Magazine 1/97
BEAT butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy. Gradually
add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each additio.
Add vanilla, mixing well.
COMBINE flour, baking soda, and baking powder; add to butter mixture
alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
STIR in raisins, grated orange rind, and juice.
SPOON batter into greased and floured miniature (1 3/4-inch) muffin pans,
filling two-thirds full.
BAKE at 350 degrees F. for 12 minutes or until light golden. Remove from
pans immediately; dip tops into Orange Syrup. Cool completely on wire
racks.
ORANGE SYRUP: Combine all ingredients in a large bowl, stirring well. Cover
and chill at least 2 hours or until sugar dissolves. Stir well before
using. Yields: 2 1/2 cups
From the recipe files of suzy@gannett.infi.net
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #090 by Suzy <suzy@gannett.infi.net> on Mar
31, 1997

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