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1. Regeneration is the divine work of God the Holy Spirit upon the minds and souls of fallen people, by which the Spirit quickens those who are spiritually dead and makes them spiritually alive. This supernatural work rescues that person from his bondage to sin and his moral inability to incline himself towards the things of God. Regeneration, by being a supernatural work, is obviously a work that cannot be accomplished by natural man on his own. If it were a natural work, it would not require the intervention of God the Holy Spirit. 2. Regeneration is a monergistic work. “Monergistic” means that it is the work of one person who exercises his power. In the case of regeneration, it is God alone who is able, and it is God alone who performs the work of regenerating the human soul. The work of regeneration is not a joint venture between the fallen person and the divine Spirit; it is solely the work of God. 3. The monergistic work of regeneration by the Holy Spirit is an immediate work. It is immediate with respect to time, and it is immediate with respect to the principle of operating without intervening means. The Holy Spirit does not use something apart from His own power to bring a person from spiritual death to spiritual life, and when that work is accomplished, it is accomplished instantaneously. No one is partly regenerate, or almost regenerate. Here we have a classic either/or situation. A person is either born again, or he is not born again. There is no nine-month gestation period with respect to this birth. When the Spirit changes the disposition of the human soul, He does it instantly. A person may not be aware of this internal work accomplished by God for some time after it has actually occurred. But though our awareness of it may be gradual, the action of it is instantaneous. 4. The work of regeneration is effectual. That is, when the Holy Spirit regenerates a human soul, the purpose of that regeneration is to bring that person to saving faith in Jesus Christ. That purpose is effected and accomplished as God purposes in the intervention. Regeneration is more than giving a person the possibility of having faith, it gives him the certainty of possessing that saving faith. 5. Regeneration is a gift that God disposes sovereignly to all of those whom He determines to bring into His family.

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White Chocolate Ginger Cheesecake

January 30, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs		Cheesecakes	12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

13	oz	Gingersnap cookies
2	T	Sugar
1	t	Ground ginger
6 1/2	T	Sweet butter, melted
1	lb	White chocolate, finely
		chopped
32	oz	Cream cheese, softened
1/4	c	Sugar
4		Eggs, at room temperature
1		Egg yolk, at room
		temperature
1	T	Vanilla extract
1	t	Ground ginger
2/3	c	Crystallized ginger, minced
		White chocolate curls, for
		garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

For the crust:  Butter a 9 inch springform pan with 2 3/4 inch high
sides. Wrap  outside of the pan with two layers of heavy duty tin foil.
Finely  grind cookies, sugar and ginger in a food processor, add cooled
melted butter and blend until moist. Press onto the bottom of the
prepared springform pan and chill while preparing the filling.  For the
filling:  Postition the rack in the center of the oven and preheat to
300  degrees. Stir white chocolate in top of double boiler set over hot
water until chocolate melts. Cool to lukewarm, stirring occasionally.
Using an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese and sugar in a large
bowl until light and fluffy, about three minutes. Add eggs and yolk
one at a time, beating just until combined after each addition. Beat
in vanilla and ground ginger. Gradually beat in melted white  chocolate
and stir in crystallized ginger. Transfer filling to the  prepared
crust. Place springform pan in a large roasting pan, pour  enough hot
water into the roasting pan to come halfway up the side of  the
springform pan. Bake for about 1 1/2 hours or until cheesecake  puffs
and edges crack slightly. Transfer cake to a rack and run a  small
knife around the edge to loosen. Cool completely, remove foil  and
chill overnight.  Notes: Use good quality white chocolate such as lindt
or bakers I'm  taking this to our Christmas Potluck luncheon - Dec 1997
It can be  prepare up to 3 days ahead, keep covered and chilled  Recipe
by: Bon Appetit - February 1997  Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01
Number 324 by RecipeLu  <recipelu@geocities.com> on Nov 28, 1997

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 476 Calories From Fat: 288 Total Fat: 32.7g Cholesterol: 161.6mg Sodium: 480.8mg Potassium: 314.6mg Carbohydrates: 37.9g Fiber: 1.7g Sugar: 15.1g Protein: 9.5g