God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
One of the great lessons of church history is that God has used theological controversy to corporately sanctify His church as each Christian “contends earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints” (Jude 3). Many crucial doctrines have been clarified and purified through respectful debate in the hermeneutical context of the universal church. Indeed, this is the very reason why God allowed controversy in the church at Corinth: “For there must also be factions (opinions) among you, so that those who are approved may become evident among you” (1 Cor. 11:19). Yet to avoid the disunity of the Corinthian church, we must handle our opinions with abundant humility and grace.
The flesh is the old life, the natural life inherited from Adam, with its apparent resources of personality, of ancestry, of commitment, of dedication, and so forth. You can do all kinds of religious things in the flesh. The flesh can preach a sermon. The flesh can sing in the choir. The flesh can act as an usher. The flesh can lead people to Christ. Did you know that? The flesh can go out and be very zealous in its witnessing and amass a terribly impressive list of people won to Christ, scalps to hang on a belt. The flesh can do these things but it is absolutely nauseating in the eyes of God. It is merely religious activity. There is nothing wrong with what is being done, but what is terribly wrong is the power being relied upon to do it (Ray Stedman).
Preheat oven to 375F. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour,
whole wheat flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Use your
fingers to rub the butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Set
aside. In an 8 x 8 glass pan, stir together the apples, raisins, sugar,
apple cider and lemon juice. Pat the filling into an even layer. sprinkle
the reserved topping over the apples and bake for 20 minutes. Use a spatula
or table knife to make cuts through the crumble all across the top,
dispersing the juices into the topping. Bake for an additional 25 minutes,
until nicley browned and bubbling. Place on a rack and let cool for about
15 minutes.
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