I affirm with John 3:16 and 1 Timothy 2:4 that God loves the world with a deep compassion that desires the salvation of all men. Yet I also affirm that God has chosen from before the foundation of the world whom He will save from sin. Since not all people are saved we must choose whether we believe (with the Arminians) that God’s will to save all people is restrained by His commitment to human self-determination or whether we believe (with the Calvinists) that God’s will to save all people is restrained by his commitment to the glorification of His sovereign grace (Ephesians 1:6,12,14; Romans 9:22-23). This decision should not be made on the basis of metaphysical assumptions about what we think human accountability requires. It should be made on the basis of what the Scriptures teach. I do not find in the Bible that human beings have the ultimate power of self-determination.

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables	French	Vegetable	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

		Sweet potatoes
		Oil for deep frying

INSTRUCTIONS

Now and then it is fun to give only the name of a recipe and leave the
rest of it up to you. Just do what the title says, and you will have an
unusual and delicious treat. Keep your oil at 375&deg; to prevent them from
getting soggy.
From <The Frugal Gourmet Cooks American>.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe
Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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