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

The dead body of Jesus could not be found. There are four possible ways to account for this. 1. His foes stole the body. If they did (and they never claimed to have done so), they surely would have produced the body to stop the successful spread of the Christian faith in the very city where the crucifixion occurred. But they could not produce it. 2. His friends stole the body. This was an early rumor (Matthew 28:11-15). Is it probable? Could they have overcome the guards at the tomb? More important, would they have begun to preach with such authority that Jesus was raised, knowing that he was not? Would they have risked their lives and accepted beatings for something they knew was a fraud? 3. Jesus was not dead, but only unconscious when they laid him in the tomb. He awoke, removed the stone, overcame the soldiers, and vanished from history after a few meetings with his disciples in which he convinced them he was risen from the dead. Even the foes of Jesus did not try this line. He was obviously dead. The Romans saw to that. The stone could not be moved by one man from within who had just been stabbed in the side by a spear and spent six hours nailed to a cross. 4. God raised Jesus from the dead. This is what He said would happen. It is what the disciples said did happen. But as long as there is a remote possibility of explaining the resurrection naturalistically, modern people say we should not jump to a supernatural explanation. Is this reasonable? I don’t think so. Of course, we don’t want to be gullible. But neither do we want to reject the truth just because it’s strange.

John Piper

The gospel being what it is and always will be, “the message of reconciliation” (2 Corinthians 5:19), our churches should be the most reconciling, peaceable, relaxed, happy places in town. We are so open to enemies, so meek in the face of insults and injuries, so forgiving toward the undeserving — if we do make people angry, let this be the reason. We refuse to join in their selfish battles. We’re following a higher call. We are the peacemakers, the true sons of God (Matthew 5:9).

Ray Ortlund

We Love God!

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

Chilled Chick Pea And Avocado Soup

January 25, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Dairy		Superchefs	1	servings

INGREDIENTS

1	cn	Cooked chick peas
500	ml	Fresh chicken stock; (17 1/2fl oz)
2		Cloves garlic
		Juice and zest of 2 lemons
1	tb	Tahini
		Ground cumin
250	ml	Double cream; (9fl oz)
1		Ripe avocado
2		Limes
		Tabasco
		Hot water
		Plenty of ice

INSTRUCTIONS

Liquidise first eight ingredients and chill. Liquidise avocado, lime
and tabasco, thin down with hot water. Season and serve.
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