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

One does not have to remove all consequences for sin (i.e., to pardon) in order to forgive. It may be just and necessary for an offender to suffer consequences for wrong, but the motive of the one imposing or requiring the consequences cannot be malicious. We are not permitted to desire the ultimate harm of the offender. The gospel always provides hope, always seeks restoration. Even when the criminal is sentenced, and we properly rejoice to see justice done, the Christian also desires to see the offender recognize the sin, repent, and know spiritual restoration. Forgiveness does not require pardon from consequences; it requires an absence of malice (i.e., no desire for the person’s spiritual harm) even in the application of those consequences. We may well desire justice, but desires for personal revenge or spiritual damage are not our right as Christians.

Bryan Chapell

The book of Proverbs is, in ways, a treatise on talk. I would summarize it this way: words give life; words bring death – you choose. What does this mean? It means you have never spoken a neutral word in your life. Your words have direction to them. If your words are moving in the life direction, they will be words of encouragement, hope, love, peace, unity, instruction, wisdom, and correction. But if your words are moving in a death direction, they will be words of anger, malice, slander, jealousy, gossip, division, contempt, racism, violence, judgment, and condemnation. Your words have direction to them. When you hear the word talk you ought to hear something that is high and holy and significant and important. May God help us never to look at talk as something that doesn’t matter.

Paul David Tripp

We Love God!

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

Basic Formula For A One Pound Loaf

January 27, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
	Vegetarian	Abm	1	Loaf

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Liquid
1	T	Sweetener
1/2	t	Salt
3	c	Flour, combination of any 2
		or more white oat rye
		or
		whole wheat bread flour
1 1/2	t	Active dry yeast

INSTRUCTIONS

Follow manufacturers instructions for macking bread.  Total calories
per serving: 107  Fat <1 gram  Source: Vegetarian Journal, Jan/Feb 1995
Pooh's Recipe dbase  (lisa_pooh@delphi.com) 2/4/96  From Gemini's
MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 1193 Calories From Fat: 245 Total Fat: 28.1g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 1359.9mg Potassium: 740.4mg Carbohydrates: 201.6g Fiber: 7g Sugar: 36.5g Protein: 31.9g