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If you have been truly born again you have a new and holy nature, and you are no longer moved towards sinful objects as you were before. The things that you once loved you now hate, and therefore you will not run after them. You can hardly understand it but so it is, that your thoughts and tastes are radically changed. You long for that very holiness which once it was irksome to hear of; and you loathe those vain pursuits which were once your delights. The man who puts his trust in the Lord sees the pleasures of sin in a new light. For he sees the evil which follows them by noting the agonies which they brought upon our Lord when He bore our sins in His own body on the tree. Without faith a man says to himself, 'This sin is a very pleasant thing, why should I not enjoy it? Surely I may eat this fruit, which looks so charming and is so much to be desired.' The flesh sees honey in the drink, but faith at once perceives that there is poison in the cup. Faith spies the snake in the grass and gives warning of it. Faith remembers death, judgment, the great reward, the just punishment and that dread word, eternity.

C.H. Spurgeon

The One whose mercy flows freely to the undeserving is not a machine. He is not a mechanical Grace Dispenser. He is a Person. His smile is not an all-approving grin. He has moral sensitivities. We please Him, and we displease Him, moment by moment. Within the gospel framework of His grace, inside the relationship of His fatherly acceptance, He is fully capable of confronting us. Not rejecting us, not casting us off, but correcting us. Because He’s a good Father. I’ll take it further. The One who is for us (Romans 8:31) can also bluntly say, “I have something against you” (Revelation 2:4, 14, 20). The One who will never leave us nor forsake us (Hebrews 13:5) is also quite capable of saying to us, “We need to have a serious talk. It’s time for you to make some changes. If you will listen and follow, I will continue to use you. If you turn away, I will set you aside”... If your theology includes the message of justification by faith alone, I hope you will never back off from that. I hope you will keep that message central. But I also hope your theology includes another message – the grace of obedience fully pleasing to the Father.

Ray Ortlund

We Love God!

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

Oven-barbecued Baby Back Ribs

January 28, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Import, New, Text	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Ketchup
1/2	c	Brown sugar
2	T	White vinegar
2	T	Minced onion
2	t	Minced garlic
2	t	Dry mustard
2	t	Cayenne
		Salt and black pepper
1		4-pound slab baby back ribs
		Cilantro Potato Salad
		recipe follows

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a bowl combine all ingredients except
ribs to make a sauce; season with salt and pepper. On a rack set in a
roasting pan season ribs with salt and pepper and brush with a thick
layer of sauce. Roast ribs, basting every 30 minutes, until tender  and
falling off the bone, about 1 1/2 hours. Slice into individual  ribs
before serving with potato salad.  Yield: 3 to 4 serving Recipe By    
:ESSENCE OF EMERIL SHOW #EE062  Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #276
Date: Sun, 03 Nov 1996 17:25:54 -0500  From: Rowaan
<rowaan@ix.netcom.com>

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 923 Calories From Fat: 22 Total Fat: 2.6g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 5506.3mg Potassium: 2147.1mg Carbohydrates: 236.8g Fiber: 3.1g Sugar: 217.3g Protein: 10g