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There is a vast difference between such an affection and that selfish and unhallowed friendship to God which terminates on our own happiness as its supreme motive and end. If a man in his supposed love to God has no ultimate regard except to his own happiness, if he delights in God not for what He is but for what He is to him, in such a sentiment there is no moral virtue. There is indeed great love of self but no true love of God. But where the enmity of the carnal mind is slain, the soul is reconciled to the divine character as it is. God Himself in the fullness of His manifested glory becomes the object of devout and delighted contemplation. In his more favored hours, the views of a good man are in a great measure diverted from himself. As his thoughts glance toward the varied excellence of the deity, he scarcely stops to inquire whether the being whose character fills his mind and in comparison of whose dignity and beauty all things are atoms and vanity will extend his mercy to him. His soul cleaves to God and in the warmth and fervor of devout affection, he can often say, “Whom have I in heaven but Thee, and there is none on the earth that I desire beside Thee, as the hart pants after the waterbrooks, so pants my soul after Thee, O God.”
Gardiner Spring

Free-will doctrine – what does it? It magnifies man into God; it declares God’s purposes a nullity, since they cannot be carried out unless men are willing. It makes God’s will a waiting servant to the will of man, and the whole covenant of grace dependent upon human action. Denying election on the ground of injustice it holds God to be a debtor to sinners, so that if He gives grace to one He is bound to do so to all. It teaches that the blood of Christ was shed equally for all men and since some are lost, this doctrine ascribes the difference to man’s own will, thus making the atonement itself a powerless thing until the will of man gives it efficacy. Those sentiments dilute the scriptural description of man’s depravity, and by imputing strength to fallen humanity, rob the Spirit of the glory of His effectual grace: this theory says in effect that it is of him that willeth, and of him that runneth, and not of God that showeth mercy.
C.H. Spurgeon

    • Chef Bill Hahne’s Chocolate-Ameretto Bread Pudding

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    Dairy, Eggs Cajun Cajun, Desserts 1 Loaf

    INGREDIENTS

    1 Loaf stale french bread
    2 c Milk
    2 c Heavy cream
    2 c Sugar
    8 tb Butter, melted
    3 Eggs
    2 tb Almond extract
    3 c Toasted slivered almonds
    1 1/2 c Chocolate chips
    1 ts Cinnamon
    1/2 ts Nutmeg
    1 c Slivered almonds, untoasted

    INSTRUCTIONS

    Break apart bread into bite sized pieces. Combine all ingredients except
untoasted slivered almonds; mixture should be very moist but not soupy.
Pour into buttered 9X9 baking dish. Place on middle rack of non-preheated
oven. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour 15 minutes. Top with untoasted
slivered almonds after bread pudding has cooked 30 minutes.
Note: If almonds begin to burn, cover with foil for remaining cook time.
Serve warm with amaretto sauce.
Typos by Jim Kirk - captain@iquest.net
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #281 by Jim Kirk <captain@iquest.net> on Oct
26, 1997

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