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Reasons why church discipline is ignored or neglected? 1. Ignorance of biblical teaching on the subject (many believe that it is infrequently mentioned in Scripture and therefore unimportant; others are ignorant of the purpose of discipline and see it only as destroying the person). 2. Calloused, insensitivity toward sin (unsanctified mercy). 2. The spirit of individualism ('Am I my brother's keeper?' Discipline is costly because my brother's/sister's business now becomes mine). 3. 'Judge not, that ye be not judged' (misunderstanding and misapplication of Mt. 7:1-5). 4. Fear of rejection (i.e., fear of being told by the offending party: 'Mind your own business. You have no authority to tell me what I can and can't do'). 5. Fear of reprisal (lawsuits). 6. Dislike of confrontation (talking directly about personal sin with an offender is difficult; it makes us feel uneasy and uncomfortable; why rock the boat?). 7. Fear of driving the person away (especially if the offending person is a major financial contributor to the church). 8. Fear of church splits. 9. Preference for avoiding problems (just ignore it long enough and it will go away; time heals all). 10. False concept of discipline because of observed abuses (discipline is associated in the minds of many with heresy hunts, intolerance, oppression, harshness, mean-spiritedness, self-righteousness, legalism, etc.). 11. Belief that preaching alone will be a sufficient remedy. 12. Fear of being labeled a cult. 13. Fear of change (the power of tradition: 'We've never done it before and we've done o.k. Why risk messing things up now?').

Sam Storms

We Love God!

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

Blue Cheese Bites

January 27, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Appetizers	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1		Buttermilk biscuits
1/2	c	Crumbled blue cheese
1/4	c	Melted margarine
1	t	Garlic salt

INSTRUCTIONS

Split buttermilk biscuits and cut into quarters.  Place on a non-stick
cookie sheet 1 inch apart.  Sprinkle with blue cheese, melted
margarine and garlic salt.  Bake for 15 minutes.  Yield: 6 servings.
Typed in MMFormat by cjhartlin@email.msn.com  Source: Garlic Recipes
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #14 by cjhartlin@email.msn.com on Jun
8, 1999

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“That man is truly happy who can say of all his substances, be it little or be it much, ‘The Lord gave it to me’. #Charles Spurgeon.”

Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 102 Calories From Fat: 91 Total Fat: 10.3g Cholesterol: 7.1mg Sodium: 562.1mg Potassium: 28.1mg Carbohydrates: <1g Fiber: <1g Sugar: <1g Protein: 2.1g