But the most obvious fact about praise – whether of God or anything – strangely escaped me. I thought of it in terms of compliment, approval, or the giving of honor. I had never noticed that all enjoyment spontaneously overflows into praise…The world rings with praise – lovers praising their mistresses, readers their favorite poet, walkers praising the countryside, players praising their favorite game… My whole, more general, difficulty about the praise of God depended on my absurdly denying to us, as regards the supremely Valuable, what we delight to do, what indeed we can’t help doing, about everything else we value. I think we delight to praise what we enjoy because the praise not merely expresses but completes the enjoyment; it is the appointed consummation.

C.S. Lewis

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs		Cheesecakes, Desserts	12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	c	Strong coffee, hot
1/3	c	Cocoa
1/2	c	Butter or margarine
1	c	Brown sugar
1	c	Granulated sugar
3	x	Egg yolks
1	ts	Baking soda
1/2	c	Sour cream
2	c	All-purpose flour
3	x	Egg whites, beaten stiffly
2		Batches of Cream-Cheese fros ting.
3	oz	Cream cheese, softened
2	tb	Butter
1/2	ts	Vanilla flavoring
1 3/4	c	Confectioners' sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

CREAMCHEESE FROSTING 1 BATCH
Gradually add coffee to cocoa, stirring constantly; let stand until cool.
Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks; beat until
batter is thick. Add coffee-and-cocoa mixture. Disolve soda in cream. Add
alternately to sugar mixture with flour; beat well after each addition.
Fold in egg whites. Pour batter into two well- greased and floured 9 inch
cake pans. Bake in 350F oven 35 - 40 minutes or until done. Remove from
pans and cool. Prepare frosting as directed. Spread between cake layers;
stack layers. Spread over sides and top of cake. Score top of cake to
indicate serving pieces. Using a ribbon edge piping tip and frosting filled
pastry bag, form a flower on each serving piece. CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
Beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla until smooth. Gradually add sugar;
beat until fluffy. Yields 1 cup.

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Theologians sometimes speak of “double predestination,” which means that according to Gods decree, some sinners will never repent and thus finally will be lost in their sins. Strictly speaking, double predestination is not a biblical term, for the Bible nowhere speaks of anyone being predestined to hell. It reserves the verb “predestine” (proorizo) for the salvation of sinners unto eternal life. However, even if it is not a biblical term, double predestination expresses a biblical truth. If God has made an advance decision about which people He will save from their sins, He has also made an advance decision about which people He will leave in their sins (Romans 1:28). The theological term for this is “reprobation.” It means that when God established His plan of salvation, He decided to pass some sinners by.

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