God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
There is no sin in cremation, that is for sure. And there is no inability on God’s part to raise a cremated body from the dead. But is cremation, a practice most often seen in Eastern religions, the best for the believer in Christ? 1. It is clarifying to note that burial was God’s preferred method of disposing of the body of Moses. God had the power to cremate Moses’ body on the spot, but rather, this gentle and loving phrase is found: '[God] buried him in the valley in the land of Moab' (Deut. 34:6). This fact alone is enough for me. If God chose this method Himself, then it certainly should be my preference also. 2. Burial underground (or in tombs) was the ordained method for the patriarchs, for God's chosen people, and for New Testament believers. There are numerous references to this, from Abraham's burial in the cave of Machpelah to Lazarus’ entombment in a crypt. The bodies of these saints were kept, as much as possible, in their original state, awaiting the resurrection of the body. 3. Consider the death of Christ Himself. He is our example in everything. Christ was in charge of His death. As He said, “No one has taken [my life] away from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative” (John 10:18). Certainly His burial was no accident either. The dramatic events God ordained to take place included the tomb as an essential ingredient. It accentuated His resurrection. 4. Christianity is the most materialistic of the religions in this respect. That is, it gives an importance to the body and to all things tangible that other religions do not… Christianity sees the body as useful, rather than evil. It can do much good, if a believer is controlled by the Spirit. It is so valued by God that the very body we are living in will be raised up one day, made new for eternity. For this reason, we symbolize the importance of the body by burying it with love. 5. The burial of Christians was designed by God as the basis for our understanding of baptism. Though baptism does not save, it does picture our death, burial, and resurrection with Christ (cf. Rom. 6:3-4). Such a powerful picture as baptism is dependent for its meaning on the burial of Christ and of believers. 6. We should bury because the grave is such a potent reminder of the future (bodily) resurrection.
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 14:13:14 -0400
From: Kathleen Kelly-Collins <KateyKC@AOL.COM>
I went crawling today and found the chocolate archives. This recipe sounds
great and not too difficult, but I'm not sure what Compound Chocolate is. I
have never heard of it. As everybody now knows I am just learning the
computer. I am about to cut & paste the recipe, so let me know if it does
not come out right. FROM: Mary Ash (smile@owens.ridgecrest.ca.us)
I have not made this recipe because I have been too lazy to work out the
American measurements. I hope this what you were looking for.Australian
Women's Weekly.
Line a 28 cm x 18 cm (11" x 7") lamington tin with aluminum foil. Cover
base of tin with 12 ice cream wafers. Trim wafers where necessary to fit
base perfectly. Remove wafers from tin and cut remaining 12 wafers to
correspond. Combine chocolate and butter in top of double saucepan, melt
chocolate over simmering water, spread base of tin with half of chocolate.
Arrange wafers over chocolate and refrigerate while preparing filling.
Combine sweetened condensed milk, butter and golden syrup in saucepan, stir
constantly over medium heat until mixture begins to stick and bubble on the
base of the pan, continue stirring another 3 minutes; stir in peanut
butter.Spread carmel mixture evenly over wafers, arrange rest of wafers on
top. Spread wafers with remaining chocolate. Refrigerate 30 minutes or
until chocolate is set. Stand at room temperature 20 minutes before
cutting. Cut into squares and then into triangles with a sharp knife.The
recipes says Compound Chocolate is not recommended for this recipe.
EAT-L DIGEST 18 JUNE 1996
From the EAT-L recipe list. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.
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