Almond Tuna And Rice – We Love God!

If any (or almost any) approach to God is as good as another, how do we make sense of the Bible’s insistence on monotheism, its consistent rejection of all forms of idolatry, and the missionary impulse — that the nations would turn to the true God — running from Genesis to Revelation? Most crucially, pluralism cannot do justice to the privileged place the Bible gives to Jesus Christ. Every knee must bow before Him. He will judge all peoples. The God of the Bible, revealed as Yahweh in the Old Testament and incarnated at Jesus Christ in the New, is nothing if not a universal God who accepts no rivals. To reject the unique person and work of Jesus Christ is to make an utter mockery of the Bible. To reject His claims is to reject God Himself and to steal from Him the glory that is rightly His. Ultimately it is to turn one’s back on the Bible and on the God of the Bible.

Tim Challies

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables		Dish, Main	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1		VEG-ALL Mixed Vegetables
1	c	Mayonnaise
1		Tuna, 12.5 oz
2	c	Cooked rice
1/2	c	Chopped green pepper
2	t	Dill weed
1	c	Fresh bread crumbs
1/2	c	Slivered almonds

INSTRUCTIONS

Drain VEG-ALL; combine liquid with mayonnaise, blending until smooth.
Stir in tuna, rice, green pepper, dill and vegetables. 3. Spoon into
greased 2-quart casserole dish. 4. In small skillet, melt butter;  stir
in bread crumbs and almonds, coat well and spoon over mixture in
casserole. 5. Bake at 375'F. for 30 minutes or until bubbly and
lightly browned. Posted to EAT-L Digest 15 October 96  Date:    Wed, 16
Oct 1996 20:40:17 -0500  From:    Connie Anderson <connie@USA.NET>

A Message from our Provider:

“People ignore God and then blame him for the chaos that results”

Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 401 Calories From Fat: 183 Total Fat: 21.1g Cholesterol: 22.2mg Sodium: 520.2mg Potassium: 239.8mg Carbohydrates: 40.4g Fiber: 2.5g Sugar: 4.5g Protein: 13.5g

One does not have to remove all consequences for sin (i.e., to pardon) in order to forgive. It may be just and necessary for an offender to suffer consequences for wrong, but the motive of the one imposing or requiring the consequences cannot be malicious. We are not permitted to desire the ultimate harm of the offender. The gospel always provides hope, always seeks restoration. Even when the criminal is sentenced, and we properly rejoice to see justice done, the Christian also desires to see the offender recognize the sin, repent, and know spiritual restoration. Forgiveness does not require pardon from consequences; it requires an absence of malice (i.e., no desire for the person’s spiritual harm) even in the application of those consequences. We may well desire justice, but desires for personal revenge or spiritual damage are not our right as Christians.

Bryan Chapell