Within the covenant structure of the Old Testament the law was an expression of the election and salvation of Israel, not a precondition for it. As a response to God’s acts of deliverance and commitment to provide for His people, obedience to His commands became an outward expression of trust in His promises. Keeping the covenant stipulations is the way God’s people demonstrate that they belong to Him, not a way to become His people.

Scott Hafemann

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs		Digest, Feb95, Fatfree	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1		Eggplant
1		Parsnip

INSTRUCTIONS

Wash eggplant and parsnip.  Slice eggplant across the width in 1/2 inch
segments.  Discard stem.  Slice parsnip across the width in 3/8 inch
segments.  Discard stem.  Arrange eggplant slices on nonstick baking pan or
dish.  Arrange parsnip slices evenly across top of eggplant slices. Add no
oil (fatfree).  Add no sugars (diabetic free).  Add no salt (hypertension
free).  Add modest amounts of whatever leafy spice you feel might improve
flavor, if desired.  Bake in 350 degree oven for 45 minutes or until
product is of desired texture (adding a small amount of distilled water and
covering dish while cooking might help).
Serves undetermined number of masochists for an undetermined number of days
or weeks.
Source: original recipe
Posted by Methuselah <lazarus@netaxs.com> to the Fatfree Digest [Volume 15
Issue 2] Feb. 2, 1995.
Individual recipes copyrighted by originator. FATFREE Recipe collections
copyrighted by Michelle Dick 1995. Formatted by Sue Smith,
SueSmith9@aol.com using MMCONV. Archived through kindness of Karen
Mintzias, km@salata.com.
1.80á
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/fatfreex.zip

A Message from our Provider:

“Jesus: power to break life controlling problems”

God wants us to follow a recurring pattern of intense work and then rest, intense work and then rest, and so forth. Whatever view one takes of the Sabbath, surely the six days of work and the one day of rest embedded in the creation remain relevant in some sense. Any routine of life that is unsustainable long-term cannot be of God. He calls us to work. But he also calls us to rest, in order to work most fruitfully. What sets us apart is this. We rest, in order to work; we do not work, in order to rest. We who believe the gospel are not living for the weekend, but for The End. In the meantime, we figure out rhythms of life that make fruitful labor sustainable.

Ray Ortlund