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Ascribing to and endorsing orthodox doctrines should never be confused with genuine faith. Demons can confess monotheism (Jas. 2:19), and yet their hearts are far from the one true God. Indeed, they hate Him and all of His ways. Consider the reactions of the demons when they encountered Jesus during His earthly ministry. They acknowledged that He was “the holy one of God” (Mk. 1:24), and in that sense, “they believed” in Him and knew more about Him at that stage in His ministry than most anyone, even Jesus own disciples. But they certainly didn't love Jesus, and they didn't believe in Him to the extent that they entrusted their lives to Him. This leads me to conclude that there is a kind of faith, and intellectual understanding, that is “bare” and “empty.” It subscribes to mental propositions but doesn't embrace and love Jesus, and in the final analysis it proves to be no faith at all.

Thomas Schreiner

We praise what we enjoy because the delight is incomplete until it is expressed in praise. If we were not allowed to speak of what we value, and celebrate what we love, and praise what we admire, our joy would not be full. So if God loves us enough to make our joy full, He must not only give us Himself; He must also win from us the praise of our hearts – not because He needs to store up some weakness in Himself or compensate for some deficiency, but because He loves us and seeks the fullness of our joy that can be found only in knowing and praising Him, the most magnificent of all Beings.

John Piper

We Love God!

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

Toasted Tid Bits, Pk

January 25, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains		Appetizers	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/4	c	Butter; melted
1	ts	Worcestershire sauce
1/2	ts	Celery salt
1/4	ts	Tabasco sauce
1/8	ts	Garlic powder
2	c	Bite-size oat cereal rings
1	c	Pretzel sticks
1	c	Shelled peanuts
2	c	Bite-size shredded wheat

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix first five ingredients. Pour this mixture over other ingredients in
large bowl. Stir gently to coat all pieces. Bake in large shallow baking
pan at 300 degrees for 1 hour. Stir every 10 minutes.
Makes about 6 cups.
Busted by Barb at Possum Kingdom Lake Texas
Recipe by: Possum Kingdom Lake Cookbook
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #955 by "abprice@wf.net" <abprice@wf.net> on
Dec 12, 1997

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