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

The prophet Isaiah says all of us are like wandering sheep. We've all gone astray. Every one of us has followed our own sinful path and the Lord gathered all the iniquity of all of us and laid it on Him. This is the amazing reality that Jesus Christ, God's Son, is the sinless substitute for our sins. He offered Himself, the sinless One, for the sinful one. Every person has sinned, and for everyone who puts trust in Jesus Christ, that sin is paid for. This is at the heart of the Christian gospel, Jesus the sinless one, dying as a substitute for sinners... God, the judge, determining what the punishment must be, and executing it on his own Son. Then when we put our trust in Him, with His death applied to us, our sins are forever covered, and the righteousness of Christ is given to us. It is in this great truth of the Christian faith, in which, we rejoice supremely. This rescues us from eternal judgment and gives us eternal peace with God.

John MacArthur

Let's use the idea of "binding Satan," which is taught in some churches as a norm for Christian living. In Revelation 20:1-10 we read that Satan will be bound for a thousand years, later released for a short time, and finally thrown into the lake of fire (hell) for eternal punishment. In other words, it seems quite clear that until Satan is bound for the thousand years, he is not bound. He will not be bound until Scripture says he will be bound. The 1000 years of Revelation 20, when the Lord returns to this earth to set up His millennial kingdom, is a future event. Therefore the "binding of Satan" today is really unscriptural terminology and unscriptural practice, even though the intent may be for the glory of God. Christians who spiritualize the 1000 years of Revelation 20 to the present "Christian age" (the "amillennial" view of Revelation) are inconsistent if they call for the "binding" of Satan. If Revelation 20 is in the present time, then Satan is already bound by God, and he doesn't need to be bound again and again by Christians! Any way you look at it, "binding Satan" shouldn't be part of normal Christian conduct today.

David Reid

We Love God!

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

Buckwheat Hushpuppies

January 25, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy			1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	All purpose flour
1/4	c	Cornmeal
1/8	ts	Salt
1	c	Buckwheat flour
1		Chopped shallot
1	pn	Black pepper
1/4	ts	Baking powder
1		Egg
1/4	ts	Baking soda
1 1/2	c	Buttermilk

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix flours, baking powder and baking soda. Add cornmeal, salt and pepper.
Add shallots. Mix egg into buttermilk. Add to dry ingredients. Mix into a
thick paste. Let rest for 15-30 minutes. Drop 1 Tbl. batter into hot canola
oil. Fry until golden brown. Serve with smoked salmon and drizzle sour
cream on top. Serves 4.
Recipe from Kelly McCown, The Pampas Club
Posted to bbq-digest by "James A. Whitten" <bigjim@atlantic.net> on Aug 26,
1998, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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