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

I have tried to say with as much clarity as possible, and often, that the assurance a (child) has that he or she is actually a Christian does not have to do with praying a prescribed prayer, being affirmed by a Christian leader, walking an aisle, signing a card or raising a hand, but whether that person has life from God… What are these signs of life? 1. There is the sign of repenting and believing itself. The dead boy or girl now trusts Christ as his or her only hope for heaven. There is no mixture of trust in self or works or religion, but only in Christ and what He has done and will do. 2. There is a new valuing of the Scriptures. I cannot say this clearly enough. If I am to know you, I will know you principally by your words as you express yourself and communicate your thoughts. God’s Word is His principal communication of Himself. But it is more than just the words themselves that is important in this change. It is the Spirit working in the words that gives understanding and that “knowing” of Christ. Christ said, “It is written in the Prophets, ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me” (John 6:45). This is granted – and not to all (Matthew 13:11). 3. There is obedience from the heart. All kids may be taught to obey like Pavlov’s dogs. If there is enough discipline and incentive, any child can straighten up. And, it is right for parents to expect this obedience even from unconverted children. Yet, when a child is made alive there is a new sensitivity to sin and a new and higher motivation and inner compulsion to obey. You will see obedience from the heart as if the child were newly constituted. In fact, he is. I am not saying that he will be perfect, any more than you are. But something has taken place on the inside that is unmistakable.

Jim Elliff

Courtship=It is engaged in for exploring a relationship for marriage. Dating=It is engaged in for the purpose of personal gratification. Courtship=It is a means to an end. It is engaged in only when ready to marry. Dating=It is an end in itself. It is engaged in years before ready to marry, or as a substitute for marriage. Courtship= It requires parental involvement (except with remarriage). Dating=It generally discourages parental involvement. Courtship=It limits the number of premarital relationships developed. Dating=It provides extensive opportunities to develop multiple relationships. Courtship= It considers all physical contact a privilege of those who have bound themselves for life with marriage vows. Dating=It promotes various levels of physical contact, from holding hands to fornication. Courtship=It rarely leaves couples alone or unchaperoned. Dating=It provides extensive time for unmarried couples to be alone.

Reb Bradley

We Love God!

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

Basic Wheat Bread

January 22, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Bread, Machine	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	ts	Yeast; bread machine type
1 1/2	c	Bread flour
1 1/2	c	Whole wheat flour
1/4	c	Nonfat dry milk powder
1	tb	Sugar
1	ts	Salt
1	tb	Vital Gluten
1	tb	Butter or margarine
1	c	+ 2 T. water

INSTRUCTIONS

FOR 1 1/2 POUND LOAF
Add ingredients to machine in order suggested by manufacturer. Process on
White bread cycle. Can do in timed baking cycle. Process on Light setting.
MC formatting by bobbi744@sojourn.com
NOTES :  Makes a good sized loaf. Can add 1/2 tsp. dried herbs with the
flour.
Recipe by: Fleishmann's Bread Machine Favorites
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #877 by Roberta Banghart
<bobbi744@sojourn.com> on Oct 31, 1997

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