God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
There is a lot of confusion today about the self-love referred to in this verse: “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Gal. 5:14). The most common error is to assume that this is a command to loveyourself and that self-love means self-esteem. Both of these assumptions are wrong. Paul and Moses (Lev. 19:18) and Jesus (Lk. 10:27) assume that all people love themselves; they don’t command it: “You shall love your neighbor as you (already) love yourself.” And the self-love they assume is not self-esteem but self-interest: all people want to be happy, even if they often don't know what will really make them happy.
The difference in result between forgiveness that responds to repentance and forgiveness independent of the repentance of the offending party is, of course, that the former pattern issues in reconciliation while the latter does not. But in both cases what is presupposed is that the believer forgives the offender. Transparently, reconciliation is a good thing if it can be achieved, but the goal of reconciliation should not become the cloak for nursing bitterness because it cannot be achieved.
Preheat oven to 350. Grease well and flour 2 9 inch round layer pans 1 1/2
inches deep or 1 13x9x2 inch oblong pan or 2 1/2 dozen medium cupcake pans.
Sift flour, baking powder and salt together. Cream shortening until soft.
Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy after each addition.
Add eggs and vanilla nad beat until thick and lemon colored. Add dry
ingredients alternately with bananas. Blend well after each addition.
Bake: 9 inch round layers--30-35 minutes
13x9x2 oblong--40-45 minutes
Cupcakes--15-20 minutes
Cake is done if center springs back when touched lightly with finger. Cool
cakes in pan on rack 10 minutes before removing from pan and frosting with
favorite frosting.
Recipe by: Unknown Cookbook
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #995 by L979 <L979@aol.com> on Jan 8, 1998
A Message from our Provider:
“We ought to give thanks for all fortune: if it is good, because it is good, if bad, because it works in us patience, humility and the contempt of this world and the hope of our eternal country. #C.S. Lewis”
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