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Brief history of Christian interpretation of sanctification: 1. Early church fathers (Clement of Rome, Ignatius, Polycarp) – though noting the grace of God, they emphasized a striving toward holiness. 2. Gnosticism – converts are perfect, set apart from the world. 3. Montanism – demanded separatism from unholy body of believers. 4. Clement of Alexandria – necessity for denial of world and bodily needs. 5. Pelagianism – holiness is result of self-willed moral effort. 6. Augustine – sanctification is God’s activity; not by human effort. 7. Bernard of Clairvaux – mystical personal piety by imitation of Jesus. 8. Peter Lombard – sanctifying grace by infusion of Spirit in believer. 9. Thomas Aquinas – no distinction between justification and sanctification; just infusion of God’s grace in man. 10. Council of Trent – grace inheres in soul of believer by Holy Spirit, and becomes permanent condition or attribute of believer. 11. Roman Catholic doctrine – misstated and overstated subjective implications of infused sanctifying grace, providing a boost of human ability toward perfectibility and divinization. 12. Reformers (Luther, Calvin, et al) – justification emphasized and separated from sanctification; insistence on absence of human merit. 13. Protestant doctrine – over-reacted and overstated objective implications of forensic, legal and extrinsic factors of justification and sanctification. 14. Pietists – reverted to moralistic behavioral standards of holy living, in reaction to epistemological emphasis on doctrine. 15. John Wesley – “entire sanctification,” perfect holiness possible in this life; necessity of “second blessing” experience; Holiness Movement. 16. Karl Barth – reemphasized subjective implications of Christocentric and ontological dynamic of holiness. Evangelical Protestants for the most part resisted; Catholic theologians recognized and appreciated.

James Fowler

We Love God!

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

Apple-Raisin Muffins

January 25, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy	Jewish	Diabetic, Muffins	12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

		Nonstick cooking spray
2	c	All-purpose flour
1	tb	Baking powder
1/4	ts	Salt
1	ts	Cinnamon
3	pk	Sugar substitute
1		Egg; lightly beaten
3	tb	Canola oil
1/2	c	Skim milk
1	c	Unsweetened applesauce
1/2	c	Plumped raisins

INSTRUCTIONS

(To plump raisins: place in a small bowl and pour 1 cup boiling water over
raisins. Let stand 15 minutes, then drain.)
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prepare standard muffin tins with nonstick
cooking spray. Combine dry ingredients in mixing bowl and mix thoroughly.
In a small bowl, combine egg, oil, milk, and applesauce. Slowly add to dry
ingredients, mixing only until combined. Fold in raisins.
Fill muffin tins 2/3 full. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until lightly browned.
Remove from oven and turn muffins out of tin onto cooling rack. When cool,
store muffins in refrigerator or freezer for future use.
12 servings/Serving size: 1 muffin
Exchanges: All breakfast menus this week have 350 calories total and
include:
2 Starch servings 1 Fruit serving 1 Skim Milk serving 1 Fat serving
Recipe by: http://www.diabetes.org/ada/rcptoday.html
Posted to JEWISH-FOOD digest by Bob & Carole Walberg
<walbergr@mb.sympatico.ca> on Aug 24, 1998, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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