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Why is discipline necessary? 1. To maintain (as far as possible) the purity of the church (1 Cor. 3:17; Eph. 5:25-27). 2. Because Scripture requires it (Mt. 18; 1 Cor. 5; etc.). 3. In order to maintain a proper witness to the world; the church corporately, as with the elder individually, is 'to have a good reputation with those outside the church' (1 Tim. 3:7). 4. To facilitate growth and to preserve unity in the body (Eph. 4:1-16). 5. To expose unbelievers (1 John 2:19). 6. To restore the erring brother/sister to obedience and fellowship (1 Cor. 5:5; 2 Cor. 2:6,7,10; Gal. 6:1; 2 Thes. 3:14-15). 7. To deter others (1 Tim. 5:20). 8. To avert corporate discipline (Rev. 2:14-25). 9. Because sin is rarely if ever an individual issue: it almost always has corporate ramifications (2 Cor. 2:5); the whole of the body (or at least a large segment of it) is adversely affected by the misdeeds of one member. 10. Evidently Paul believed that the willingness to embrace the task of discipline was a mark of maturity in a church's corporate life (2 Cor. 2:9).

Sam Storms

Our response to those in the world is not to envy or admire them in their rejection of God. It’s not even to condemn them by wagging a Pharisaic finger of self-righteousness. Jesus said He did not come the first time to condemn the world. He came that the world might be saved through Him. Likewise, our job is to have compassion on the world – no different than the way Jesus did when they tortured and mocked Him on the cross – to point people to forgiveness in Jesus Christ. Judgment is His job and as we just witnessed in Revelation 14, that’s exactly what He will do when He comes a second time.

Randy Smith

We Love God!

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

Apple Edam And Orange Salad

January 27, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Grains		Salads	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

		Few drops of lemon juice.
		One medium apple cored and
		Sliced
		Selection of mixed lettuce
		Leaves washed and trimmed.
		One medium orange, peel and
		Pith removed and sliced into
		Segments
2	oz	60 g edam cheese thinly
		Sliced
2	T	Low fat natural yoghurt.
1	T	Orange juice.
2	t	Sunflower seeds toasted.

INSTRUCTIONS

Put the lemon juice in a small bowl and dip apple slices into it to
prevent them browning. Arrange the lettuce leaves on a serving plate
and place the apple slices, orange segments and sliced edam on top.
Mix together the yoghurt and orange juice and then drizzle it over  the
salad. Sprinkle with toasted sunflower seeds and serve.  Preparation 10
minutes.  Serves 1: 385 calories.  Selections: 2 Fruit 2 protein 60
optional calories.  From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at
www.synapse.com/~gemini

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 581 Calories From Fat: 144 Total Fat: 16.4g Cholesterol: 50.5mg Sodium: 553.7mg Potassium: 970.3mg Carbohydrates: 98.8g Fiber: 4.7g Sugar: 90g Protein: 17.2g