The same Greek word can be translated “temptation” and “test.” They are a world apart and context determines which translation to use. Satan is the one who tempts us to sin. God is the one who tests us to righteousness. Satan wants to destroy us. He wants to weaken our faith. He wants us to spiritually fail. On the other hand, our Lord is forever testing us. His goal though tests, often in the form of trials, is to make us spiritually stronger, refine our character and increase our faith. Part of the test at times is overcoming the temptation. It is the Lord in His sovereignty who sends test. “Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil” (Mt. 4:1). However, it is during these tests that Satan finds His greatest opportunity to tempt us. So when the heat in life is turned up, will we trust God and walk by faith in His commandments or will we listen to the “father of lies” and sin? The prayer here is that the Lord will help us pursue righteous actions as we emerge from the test spiritually victorious.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats		Sauce	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	cn	Corned beef
1		Medium-sized onion
1	c	Tomato ketchup
2	tb	Good grade olive oil
1	bn	(small) marjoram and oregano or-
1	tb	Each dried herbs
1	pn	Pepper and garlic powder

INSTRUCTIONS

submitted by: paradise@math.tau.ac.il
Empty corned beef and tomato ketchup into bowl and stir thoroughly or mix
with electric mixer. Do not mince or blend!  Grate onion on coarse grater
or chop finely, fry in oil till transparent. Add beef, ketchup, herbs,
pepper and garlic, stir, cover and simmer over low flame for 10 mins. Pour
into glass jars, cover tightly and when cool, put in refrigerator. Keeps 2
months in unopened jars, 1 week in opened jars. Fine over spaghetti, rice
or what have you.
Greetings from yehuda paradise, Ramat Gan, Israel
DAVE <DAVIDG@CLAM.RUTGERS.EDU>
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A Message from our Provider:

“If God is your Copilot – swap seats!”

Why do any of us get upset or tense when confronted? Why do any of us activate our inner lawyer and rise to our own defense? Why do any of us turn the tables and remind the other person that we are not the only sinner in the room? Why do we argue about the facts or dispute the other person’s interpretation. We do all of these things because we are convinced in our hearts that we are more righteous that how than we are being portrayed in the moment of confrontation. Proud people don’t welcome loving warning, rebuke, confrontation, question, criticism, or accountability, because they don’t feel the need for it. And when they do fail, they are very good at erecting plausible reasons for what they said or did, given the stress of the situation or relationship in which it was done.

Paul David Tripp