The supreme purpose of God is to be realized through the salvation of men by grace alone. So fully does that supreme purpose now dominate the divine undertakings in the universe that everything in heaven and in the earth is contributing solely to the one end. To gain the realization of this supreme purpose, this age, which continues from the death of Christ to His coming again, was ushered in. These long centuries of human struggle were decreed for this one purpose. No vision which is less than this will prove sufficient. Men with blinded eyes do not see afar off. To such, the world is moving on by mere chance, or to the supposed consummation of some human glory in the earth. Eyes thus blinded see nothing of the glory of heaven; minds thus darkened understand nothing of the supreme purpose of God in the demonstration of the exceeding riches of His grace. But when this age is consummated, it will be clearly seen by all beings in heaven and in the earth that these centuries of the on-moving universe have been designed for no other reason than the realization of the supreme purpose of God in the salvation of men by grace alone.

Lewis Sperry Chafer

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables	Asian	Caprial1	1	servings

INGREDIENTS

2	ts	Vegetable oil
3		Cloves garlic; chopped
1	tb	Chopped gingerroot
1	md	Onion; diced
1	tb	Curry powder
2		Pears; peeled, cored, and
		; diced
1/2	c	Apple juice
1/4	c	Seasoned rice vinegar
1	tb	Asian chile sauce
5	lb	Mussels; scrubbed and
		; debearded

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat oil in a large saute pan. Add garlic, gingerroot, and onion, and
saute until you can smell the aroma, 1 or 2 minutes. Add curry powder
and saute 1 minute. Add diced pear and apple juice and cook until the
pear is tender. Add vinegar and chile sauce. Let cool.
In a second large saute pan, cook mussels, covered, over high heat
until they open, 3 to 5 minutes. Discard any that do not open. Remove
mussels from pan, place in a large bowl, and top with cool curry
sauce. Chill for about 30 minutes before serving. You may also serve
these mussels hot.
Serves six.
Converted by MC_Buster.
Per serving: 2371 Calories (kcal); 61g Total Fat; (23% calories from
fat); 274g Protein; 168g Carbohydrate; 636mg Cholesterol; 6505mg
Sodium Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 38 1/2 Lean Meat; 2
Vegetable; 4 Fruit; 2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.

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