The inability to love, obey, or please God is the very essence of human depravity. And the only solution to that predicament is the re-creative work of God (2 Cor. 5:17). That is why Jesus told Nicodemus, 'You must be born again' (John 3:7). 'Unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God' (v. 3). This is what salvation is all about: God miraculously changes the nature of those whom He redeems, so that they are drawn to the very same righteousness they formerly hated. This was the central promise of the New Covenant.

John MacArthur

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables		Salads, Vegetables	16	Servings

INGREDIENTS

		6 c Cabbage; shredded
		2 c Carrots; shredded
		8 Bacon slices; cooked, crumbl
		12 Green onions with tops; thin
		1/2 c Cider vinegar
		1/3 c Vegetable oil
		1/3 c Sugar
		1 t Salt

INSTRUCTIONS

Recipe by: Sue Klapper
In a bowl, combine cabbage, carrots, bacon and onions. In a jar with
tight-fitting lid, mix vinegar, oil, sugar and salt; shake well. Just
before serving, pour dressing over cabbage mixture and toss.
From:  Taste of Home Magazine.
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #216
Date: Sat, 31 Aug 1996 17:01:29 -0400
From: Cindy J Hartlin <cjhartlin@accent.net>

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The writings of the Apocrypha should not be regarded as part of Scripture: 1. they do not claim for themselves the same kind of authority as the Old Testament writings; 2. they were not regarded as God’s words by the Jewish people from whom they originated; 3. they were not considered to be Scripture by Jesus or the New Testament authors; and 4. they contain teachings inconsistent with the rest of the Bible. We must conclude that they are merely human words, not God-breathed words like the words of Scripture. They do have value for historical and linguistic research, and they contain a number of helpful stories about the courage and faith of many Jews during the period after the Old Testament ends, but they have never been part of the Old Testament canon, and they should not be thought of as part of the Bible. Therefore, they have no binding authority for the thought or life of Christians today.

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