But what about love and loyalty when no one else seems to be hurt, such as premarital sexual relationships? Such an argument does not apprehend biblical love. Love is not simply the absence of obvious injury to anyone. For example, critical thoughts don’t victimize, but they are unloving and wrong. Defining love in terms of whether people get hurt misses the heart of biblical teaching. We may not automatically decide what form love takes. God tells us how to love. When we love on our terms rather than His, we are in sin. Even if our sin does not seem to hurt another human being, it is still sin. If sin were reduced to hurting others, then we could become morally perfect by isolating ourselves from all people. Sin, however, is not primarily a human-against-human action. It is human-against-God. God defines love as obedience to Him.

Edward Welch

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs, Grains		Breads, Cheese	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	c	Butter Or Margarine
2/3	c	Sugar
2	x	Eggs
		Apple, Peeled And Chopped
1/2	c	Grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese
1/3	c	Chopped Walnuts
2	c	Flour
1	ts	Baking Powder
1/2	ts	Baking Soda
1/2	ts	Salt

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 350&deg;F.  Cream butter and sugar, beating until light. Beat
in eggs, one at a time.  Stir in apples, cheese and nuts.  In separate
bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Gradually and
gently stir into apple mixture.  Pour into greased loaf pan and bake 1
hour.  Cool 10 minutes before serving.
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmdjaxxx.zip

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