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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

We Love God!

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

Grilled Steaks

January 26, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Grilled	6	servings

INGREDIENTS

3	lb	Top round steak
2	tb	Lemon juice
4	tb	Mustard; prepared

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Pound steak on both sides with a wooden mallet or the edge of a heavy
plate.
2. Combine lemon juice and mustard and spread over both sides of steak.
Allow to stand 4-5 hours at room temperature.
3. Broil steaks about 4 inches above glowing coals on barbecue grill for
4-5 minutes on each side, or until desired degree of doneness is achieved.
You won't taste the lemon juice or mustard as such - just a very good and
flavorful steak.
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