God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
Our local deity is not Jesus. He goes by the name Jesus. But in reality, our local deity is Jesus Jr.
Our little Jesus is popular because he is useful. He makes us feel better while conveniently fitting into the margins of our busy lives. But he is not terrifying or compelling or thrilling. When we hear the gospel of Jesus Jr., our casual response is “Yeah, that’s what I believe.” Jesus Jr. does not confront us, surprise us, stun us. He looks down on us with a benign, all-approving grin. He tells us how wonderful we really are, how entitled we really are, how wounded we really are, and it feels good.
Jesus Jr. appeals to the flesh. He does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him. He is not able to understand them, much less impart them, because Jesus Jr. is the magnification of Self, the idealization of Self, the absolutization of Self turning around and validating Self, flattering Self, reinforcing Self. Jesus Jr. does not change us, because he is a projection of us.
The difference between grace and works is the difference between worship and idolatry. The man inebriated with the thought that all he has is Yahweh's gift finds himself repeatedly on his knees, adoring, thanking, praising. But if we do not grasp grace we plummet into idolatry, for that is the inevitable corollary of self-sufficiency.
PATTI - VDRJ67A
Heat oven to 250~. Arrange popcorn on 2 jelly roll pans; sprinkle almonds
over popcorn. In small saucepan, melt margarine over low heat; stir in the
brown sugar and amaretto. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Boil 3
minutes. Remove from heat. Pour over popcorn; toss until thoroughly coated.
Bake at 200~ for 1 hour; spread on foil or wax paper to cool. Store in
loosely covered container.
Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 652 by RecipeLu
<recipelu@geocities.com> on Jan 31, 1998
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