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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Here's the problem: when every sin is seen as the same, we are less likely to fight any sins at all. Why should I stop sleeping with my girlfriend when there will still be lust in my heart? Why pursue holiness when even one sin in my life means I'm Osama bin Hitler in God's eyes? Again, it seems humble to act as if no sin is worse than another, but we lose the impetus for striving and the ability to hold each other accountable when we tumble down the slip-and-slide of moral equivalence. All of a sudden the elder who battles the temptation to take a second look at the racy section of the Land's End catalog shouldn't dare exercise church discipline on the young man fornicating with reckless abandon. When we can no longer see the different gradations among sins and sinners and sinful nations, we have not succeeded in respecting our own badness; we've cheapened God's goodness. If our own legal system does not treat all infractions in the same way, surely God knows that some sins are more heinous than others. If we can spot the difference, we'll be especially eager to put to death those sins which are most offensive to God.

Kevin DeYoung

We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Tea Punch

January 24, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Beverages	20	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3	c	Tea; strong
1	c	Lemon juice
4	c	Orange juice
2	c	Raspberry syrup; or grenadin
1	c	Pineapple, crushed
		Sugar; to taste
2	qt	Club soda; chilled

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine all ingredients except club soda in a punch bowl with a large block
of clear ice; allow to chill thoroughly. (If fresh fruit juices are used,
they should be strained.) Add club soda just before serving.
SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, June, 1974. Typed for you by Nancy
Coleman.

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