The pre-sight view of election makes God seem absurd in His language if not somewhat dishonest. You see, God has gone to great lengths to say that some are elected, chosen, foreordained, predestined as part of His eternal purpose. For God to say that He saw those that would choose Him and then He calls them elect (select from a number) is linguistic trickery. It is like the Queen decreeing that the sun will rise in the morning, as others have said. God’s words about His action toward man would mean nothing but could only be construed as a way of presenting an authoritative front that God is in charge, whereas the decisions of eternal life and death are really within man alone. Apply this to prophecy. Much of prophecy is presented to us as that which God determines to do in the future. Is this the truth of it? Did God prophesy that John the Baptist would be the forerunner of the Messiah (Isa. 40:3-5; Luke 3:3-6) on the basis of pre-sight, and then declare that it would happen? Doesn’t language lose all meaning to say that? Does it not make sense of the language to say that the action predicted was based on God’s determined plan and not just what He saw happening?

Jim Elliff

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats		Meats	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

8		1/2 in thick boneless pork
		Chops
2		Cooking apples (granny
		Smiths), about 1 lb.
1/4	c	Flour
2	tb	Oil
2	tb	Finely chopped shallots (or
		Onions)
2	tb	Red wine vinegar
3/4	c	Chicken broth
1	tb	Honey
1	ts	Tomato paste (just to give
		Red color, sometimes I
		Substitute
1	tb	Catsup)
		Salt and pepper to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

Contributed to the echo by: Janice Norman Originally from: the N.Y. Times
Pork Chops with Apples and Sweet and Sour Sauce
Sprinkle chops with salt and pepper to taste and set aside. Cut the Apples
into quarters. Peel the quarters and discard the core. Dredge the chops in
flour. Heat the oil in a large heavy skillet, and add the chops. Cook until
well browned on one side, about 5 minutes. Turn the chops and continue
cooking about 5 minutes. Remove the chops, and add the quartered apples.
Cook about 2 minutes turning the apples often. Remove the apples and pour
off the fat from the skillet. Add the shallots and vinegar and cook
briefly, stirring with a wooden spoon. Add the broth and honey. Cook 1
minute and stir in the tomato paste. Return the chops and apples to the
skillet. Spoon sauce over them, and cover closely. Cook ten minutes, and
serve chops covered with sauce.
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