All people freely and voluntarily and willingly reject the gospel because it is their heart’s desire to do so. A person’s freedom consists in the ability to act according to one’s desires and inclinations without being compelled to do otherwise by something or someone external to himself. So long as one’s choice is the voluntary fruit of one’s desire, the will is free. This is what I mean when I say, “Yes, all people are free moral agents.” On the other hand, to say that a person has free will is to say that he has equal ability or power to accept or reject the gospel. It is to say that he is as able to believe as to disbelieve, and that this ability springs from his own making and is native to him notwithstanding his fallen and sinful state. If this is what you mean when you ask me, “Is man free?” my answer, or rather, the answer of the Bible, is “No.” A man’s will is the extension and invariable expression of his nature. As he is, so he wills. A man is no more free to act or to will or to choose contrary to his nature than an apple tree is free to produce acorns.

Sam Storms

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Dairy	Dutch	Soups, Vegetables	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3	lb	Winter squash such as Acorn
		Turban, Kabocha, Butternut
2	tb	Margarine
1	c	Chopped onion
1	c	Chopped carrots
1	c	Vegetable broth
1/2	ts	Salt
1/8	ts	Fresh ground white pepper
1/4	ts	Ground nutmeg
2	c	Evaporated skim milk
1	c	Whole-berry cranberry sauce

INSTRUCTIONS

Cut squash into large pieces and steam until tender. Remove cooked squash
from shells; measure 4 cups pulp and reserve remainder for another dish.
Process squash in a food processor with a metal blade until pureed. Set
aside.  In a large ssaucepan or dutch oven, melt margarine; saute onion and
carrots for about 5 minutes or until tender but not brown. Stir in broth,
salt, pepper and nutmeg; bring to boiling. Reduce heat to simmer, stir in
squash puree and milk.  Simmer 5 minutes or until heated through. Adjust
seasonings as necessary. Spoon 2 tablespoons of the cranberry sauce in the
center of each bowl of soup.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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