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The fact is, the higher up we find ourselves in terms of power, influence, and wealth – the more people look up to us – the more vulnerable we are to pride and self-deceit, and the more prone we are to be blind to our spiritual needs and deficiencies. Once we are established in a position of influence, we have a reputation to maintain. We have a lot to lose if we get honest about our real spiritual needs. For most of us, the subtle encroachment of pride is more dangerous, and more likely to render us useless to God and others, than any other kind of failure.

Nancy Leigh DeMoss

The punishment was meted out for such crimes as treason, desertion in the face of the enemy, robbery, piracy, assassination, sedition, etc. It continued in vogue in the Roman Empire till the day of Constantine, when it was abolished as an insult to Christianity. Among the Romans crucifixion was preceded by scourging, undoubtedly to hasten impending death. The victim then bore his own cross, or at least the upright beam, to the place of execution. This in itself proves that the structure was less ponderous than is commonly supposed. When he was tied to the cross nothing further was done and he was left to die from starvation. If he was nailed to the cross, at least in Judea, a stupefying drink was given him to deaden the agony. The number of nails used seems to have been indeterminate. A tablet, on which the feet rested or on which the body was partly supported, seems to have been a part of the cross to keep the wounds from tearing through the transfixed members (Iren., Adv. haer., ii.42). The suffering of death by crucifixion was intense, especially in hot climates. Severe local inflammation, coupled with an insignificant bleeding of the jagged wounds, produced traumatic fever, which was aggravated the exposure to the heat of the sun, the strained of the body and insufferable thirst. The swelled about the rough nails and the torn lacerated tendons and nerves caused excruciating agony. The arteries of the head and stomach were surcharged with blood and a terrific throbbing headache ensued. The mind was confused and filled with anxiety and dread foreboding. The victim of crucifixion literally died a thousand deaths. Tetanus not rarely supervened and the rigors of the attending convulsions would tear at the wounds and add to the burden of pain, till at last the bodily forces were exhausted and the victim sank to unconsciousness and death. The sufferings were so frightful that “even among the raging passions of war pity was sometimes excited” (BJ, V, xi, 1). The length of this agony was wholly determined by the constitution of the victim, but death rarely ensued before thirty-six hours had elapsed. Instances are on record of victims of the cross who survived their terrible injuries when taken down from the cross after many hours of suspension (Josephus, Vita, 75). Death was sometimes hastened by breaking the legs of the victims and by a hard blow delivered under the armpit before crucifixion. Crura fracta was a well-known Roman term (Cicero Phil. xiii.12). The sudden death of Christ evidently was a matter of astonishment (Mark 15:44). The peculiar symptoms mentioned by John (19:34) would seem to point to a rupture of the heart, of which the Savior died, independent of the cross itself, or perhaps hastened by its agony (Henry Dosker).

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

White Cake

January 25, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy			100	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	WATER
4 1/4	c	WATER
3		Dozen EGGS SHELL
1/8	cn	MILK; DRY NON-FAT L HEAT
4	lb	FLOUR GEN PURPOSE 10LB
4	lb	SUGAR; GRANULATED 10 LB
2		Jars JAM JELLY ASST 1/2
1 1/2	lb	SHORTENING; 3LB
1/4	cn	BAKING POWDER
1/16		Bottle IMITATION VANILLA
1/16	lb	SALT TABLE 5LB

INSTRUCTIONS

PAN:  18 BY 26-INCH SHEET PAN                TEMPERATURE:  375 F. OVEN
1.  SIFT TOGETHER FLOUR, SUGAR, SALT, BAKING POWDER, AND MILK INTO
MIXER BOWL.
2.  ADD SHORTENING AND WATER TO DRY INGREDIENTS. BEAT AT LOW SPEED 1
MINUTE OR UNTIL BLENDED; CONTINUE BEATING AT MEDIUM SPEED 2 MINUTES.
SCRAPE DOWN BOWL.
3.  COMBINE EGG WHITES, WATER, AND VANILLA. ADD SLOWLY TO MIXTURE WHILE
BEATING AT LOW SPEED. SCRAPE DOWN BOWL. BEAT AT MEDIUM SPEED 3 MINUTES.
4.  POUR 3 3/4 QT (ABOUT 6 LB 14 OZ) BATTER INTO EACH GREASED AND FLOURED
PAN.
5.  BAKE 25 TO 30 MINUTES OR UNTIL DONE.
6.  SPREAD JAM OVER ONE COOLED SHEET CAKE. PLACE SECOND CAKE ON TOP OF
JAM. PREPARE THREE-FOURTHS (1 1/2 GAL) WHIPPED TOPPING (RECIPE NO. K01600).
SPREAD TOPPING ON TOP AND SIDES OF FILLED CAKE. IN STEP 6, CUT 5 BY 20.
Recipe Number: G03010
SERVING SIZE: 100
From the <Army Master Recipe Index File> (actually used today!).
Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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