Only the doctrine of unconditional election preserves the integrity of divine grace. According to the notion of conditional election, God graciously makes possible, but not certain, the election of all people by restoring to each that power and freedom of will of which they had been deprived by Adam’s fall into sin. Whether or not God elects any person is therefore dependent on the way in which he or she makes use of this ability. By establishing the condition for election as faith, God is thereby obligated to elect all those who, by means of their now purportedly free wills, believe in the gospel of Christ. But surely, then, election itself can be neither of grace nor according to God’s good pleasure. I suppose one might say that it was gracious of God to restore in all people sufficient ability to believe and that it was gracious of God to impose the condition of faith in Christ (by which one qualifies for election). But it is certainly not possible to say that election is itself gracious. To choose men because they believe is an obligation to which God is bound; it is a debt he must pay. If it would be unjust of God, having made faith the condition of election, not to elect those who believe, then election is a matter of giving man his due. Election would be the divine response to what a person deserves. He deserves being chosen because by a free act of will he has fulfilled the condition (faith) on which election was suspended… How can election be gracious if it is something God must do because justice requires it? Election is gracious precisely because it is the bestowal of life on those who deserve only death.

Sam Storms

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Eggs	Greek	Soups, Greek, Usenet	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

64	oz	Chicken broth (You can get away with instant broth, but make sure it is of good quality. I usually use Knorr Chicken Bouillon cubes)
4	tb	White rice (unconverted, not Uncle Ben's!!!)
2	lg	Eggs
1		Lemon
1/2	ts	Salt (or more to taste)

INSTRUCTIONS

Bring the broth to a boil and add the rice and salt. Let rice cook for
15-20 minutes. Remove pot from stove and let it cool for a while.
Separate the whites from the egg yolks, and beat the whites in a large
bowl, until they thicken a little. Add the yolks and the juice of the lemon
and beat until you get a uniform mixture.
Now carefully, using a ladle, pour some of the warm broth into the egg
mixture, while beating continuously. When your bowl is full, pour the
contents back into the remaining broth, and stir until you get a uniform
mixture.
Now serve and, I hope, enjoy!
  NOTES:
*  Greek style egg & lemon chicken soup -- Avgolemono in greek means egg
and lemon and is the most popular technique for preparing soup in Greece.
So much so, that unless stated otherwise, when one talks of soup, one means
avgolemono soup. What follows is a recipe for my favourite, chicken soup,
but feel free to substitute any kind of meat or fish broth for the chicken.
Yield: Serves four -hungry- people.
*  This process of treating eggs is known in greek as avgokomma, and
describes both this process and what will happen if you are not very
careful, the egg will coagulate and spoil everything! In order to avoid
such an unfortunate occurrence, you must let the broth cool a little before
adding the egg. This can easily be done by starting to beat the eggs only
after you have removed the broth from the stove, thus giving time to the
broth to cool.  However, if you're in a hurry, you can pour a small glass
of cold water into the broth (which will obviously make the soup more
diluted). The broth must be poured slowly into the egg and lemon mixture,
but the two must be blended quickly (use of an electric mixer is
recommended).
*  The original recipe does not require beating the whites separately, so
you can simply beat the eggs whole until the whites blend with the yolks,
and then add the lemon. If you prepare the eggs this way, the soup will be
a little less smooth.
*  The soup can be kept in the refrigerator for a day or two. Be careful
not to bring it to a boil when re-heating it, because the egg will
coagulate.
: Difficulty:  moderate (handling of egg whites in soup takes experience).
: Time:  30 minutes.
: Precision:  Approximate measurement OK.
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