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

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		September 1	1	servings

INGREDIENTS

1/4	c	Sugar
1	tb	Dark rum
1	lg	Pear
6		Whole dried apricots; chopped
1/2	oz	Fine-quality bittersweet chocolate; chopped
1/4	ts	Vanilla

INSTRUCTIONS

In a heavy saucepan combine the sugar, the rum, and 1/2 cup water and
simmer the mixture for 2 minutes. Add the pear, peeled, halved, and cored,
and the apricots and poach the fruit, covered, spooning the syrup over the
pear occasionally, for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the pear is tender. In a
small heavy saucepan combine the chocolate, 2 tablespoons water, and the
vanilla and heat the mixture over low heat, stirring constantly, until it
is smooth. Transfer the pear halves to a work surface, cut them diagonally,
into 1/4-inch-thick slices, and fan them onto 2 plates. Sprinkle the
apricots over the pear slices and spoon the chocolate sauce around the
fruit.
Serves 2.
Gourmet September 1991
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