The cause of Christ has been hurt more by Sunday-morning benchwarmers who pretend to love Christ, who call Him Lord but do not His commands, than by all the publicans and sinners. They say they are evangelical but not evangelistic. They glory in being… disciples of the Lowest Common Denominator. They traffic in unfelt truth and refuse to get excited over religion. Their ideal service is 'a mild-mannered man standing before a group of mild-mannered people, exhorting everybody to be more mild-mannered'... How many nice, comfortable, lovely people rest smilingly in church pews, their conscience drugged, their wills paralyzed, in self-satisfied stupor, utterly unconscious of their danger while the Lord of the Lampstands warns them, 'I am about to spit you out of My mouth.

Vance Havner

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		1997, Christmas, Cookie, Excha	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2		Sticks butter; do not substitute
12		Graham crackers
1/2	c	Sugar
2 3/4	oz	Package sliced almonds

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 350. Line large cookie sheet with foil. (May also spray
with non-stick spray). Put 10-12 graham crackers on foil. Bring the butter
and sugar to a boil, and boil for 2 minutes. Pour over crackers, then
sprinkle sliced almonds on top. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes until slightly
tan. Slide foil from pan and break in pieces when cool.
NOTES : This is sooooo good!  It's addicting!  Sometimes I pour mixture
over both almonds and crackers. Just experiment! Exchanged by Rhonda Martin
at my 1st annual Christmas Cookie Exchange on 12-3-97. These were my
absolute favorite from all of the different cookies exchanged.
Recipe by: Rhonda Martin
Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 340 by "Campbell"
<lauriec@flash.net> on Dec 4, 1997

A Message from our Provider:

“No God, no peace. Know God, know peace.”

The preacher may not mean to convey this, but his actions and words so strongly imply it that the listener cannot help but think that he must do something beyond merely believing if he is to be saved. Likewise, the one who does respond outwardly as instructed cannot help but assume that he has gained something of eternal importance by doing so, even though outward responses often reflect no corresponding inner reality. And when the meeting is over, the one who did not respond as invited cannot help but believe he has missed the “opportunity."” Most evangelists who favor the altar call method also strongly affirm the doctrine of sola fide (justification by faith alone). But the charge that their methods appear to contradict this doctrine cannot be easily dismissed. If nothing related to salvation is gained by a person's outward response to some form of altar call, then what is the reason for asking people to respond in these ways if they want to be saved? Are people saved by faith alone or are they not?

Daryl Wingerd