God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
In the name of liberty professing Christians glut themselves with luxuries, entertainments and sensuous pleasures. Under the banner of freedom men give the reins to their thirst for wealth, women dress immodestly, feeding vanity which loves attention, and youth abandon themselves to athletics and leisure. When self is fed in this manner it becomes brazen and runs to excess, crowding God out of the heart… They begin again to serve themselves rather than the Lord.
When Paul says, “If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink,” he does not mean, “Let’s all become lechers.” He means, there is a normal, simple, comfortable, ordinary life of human delights that we may enjoy with no troubling thoughts of heaven or hell or sin or holiness or God – if there is no resurrection from the dead. And what stunned me about this train of thought is that many professing Christians seem to aim at just this, and call it Christianity. Paul did not see his relation to Christ as the key to maximizing his physical comforts and pleasures in this life. No, Paul’s relation to Christ was a call to choose suffering – a suffering that was beyond what would make atheism “meaningful” or “beautiful” or “heroic.” It was a suffering that would have been utterly foolish and pitiable to choose if there is no resurrection into the joyful presence of Christ… Judge for yourself. How many Christians do you know who could say, “The lifestyle I have chosen as a Christian would be utterly foolish and pitiable if there is no resurrection?”
Contributed to the echo by: Stephanie Dicamillo Originally from: "The Whole
Chile Pepper" magazine, Dec. 1989 Chile Tuna Sea Shells Cook the macaroni
in 4 quarts of salted water until just done but still firm. Drain and rinse
in cold water.
Combine all the ingredients, except the avocado and cilantro, and allow to
sit for 2 hours to blend the flavors. Garnish with the avocado and cilantro
and serve.
Serves: 4 Heat Scale: 5
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