Assurance grows by repeated conflict, by our repeated experimental proof of the Lord’s power and goodness to save; when we have been brought very low and helped, sorely wounded and healed, cast down and raised again, have given up all hope, and been suddenly snatched from danger, and placed in safety; and when these things have been repeated to us and in us a thousand times over, we begin to learn to trust simply to the Word and power of God, beyond and against appearances: and this trust, when habitual and strong, bears the name of assurance; for even assurance has degrees.

John Newton

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Seafood, Grains	Chinese	Seafood	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	oz	Oysters; shelled
3/16		Carrot
1		Green onion
1		Bean curd
1	ts	Salt
1/4	ts	Pepper
1 1/2	tb	Cornstarch
		Oil for frying
1/2	ts	Salt
1/4	ts	Pepper
1	tb	Cornstarch
1	ts	Sesame oil

INSTRUCTIONS

(1)  Discard any shell crumbs remaining from oysters. Place oysters in
colander, shake in salted water, and drain. Parboil oysters in boiling
water for 5 minutes. (2) Cut carrot in half lengthwise and slice thinly
into pieces 1-1/4 inches long. Cut green onion diagonally. (3) Cut bean
curd into 2-inch-long thin triangular shapes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper
and coat with cornstarch. Deep-fry bean curd in 350&deg;F oil. (4) Preheat oil
in pan. Fry green onion first, then add carrot and fried bean curd. Add
oysters and pan-fry slightly. While pan- frying, add a little water and
season oysters with salt and pepper. (5) Dissolve 1 tablespoon cornstarch
in 2 tablespoons water. Add to (4) and cook until mixture becomes thick and
shiny. Drop a few drops of sesame oil at the end.
by Sook Joung Ha Note: *This is Northern Chinese style dish. It is
characteristic for this type of dish to cook for short time over high heat.
From <Korean Cooking -- Fish, Clam and Oyster Dishes>.  Downloaded from
Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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So how does a person shut down conscience? Two ways: misinform it. Conscience is not a law; conscience is a mechanism. You can shut down pain, right? You can shut down pain; just take drugs. Mask pain. If you mask pain, you mask the reality that you’re doing some damage. You can mask conscience by misinforming it. How do you do that? You take the true law of God, which is written in Scripture and written in the human heart, and you basically eliminate it, denounce it, diminish it, remove it, and replace it with another law; and if you do this generationally you’ll eventually raise generations of people whose conscience is now informed by lies. The other thing you can do to shut down the conscience is just think you shouldn’t feel guilty. Let psychology take you off-the-hook: “You shouldn’t feel bad about yourself. You’re wonderful. You’re the best. You can be anything you want to be. You’re heroic. You’re a good person. You ought to be able to do whatever you want. You live any way you want. Don’t let anybody make you feel guilty for anything.” Just keep driving all efforts against the normal work of the conscience and misinform the conscience and you’ve turned the beast loose. This society in which we live today has been doing that damage for decades, for decades.

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