If the Father was pleased to make a gift of certain sinners to His most blessed Son, you may rest assured that the Son will neither despise nor deny His Father’s gracious generosity. [There is] the certainty of ultimate and absolute salvation for those who come to the Son... Their life in Christ is eternal and irrevocable because that is the will of the Father; a will or a purpose that the whole of Christ's person and work was designed to secure, a will or purpose that shall ultimately be (Psm. 115:3; 135:6; Dan. 4:34-35; Eph. 1:11; Ac. 4:28). What did Jesus come to do? He came to do the Father’s will (Jn. 6:38). What is the Father’s will? The Father's will is that all those He has given to the Son be fully and finally saved (Jn. 6:39). Oh, what a glorious thought it is!

Sam Storms

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables	Vegetarian	Vegetarian, Vegan, Desserts	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

6	tb	Agar flakes
4	c	Apple juice
1	ts	Vanilla extract
2	pt	Strawberries; hulled
2	ts	Cashew butter or tahini

INSTRUCTIONS

Place agar in a saucepan with juice. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring
frequently, over medium heat for 10 to 15 minutes.
Add vanilla and cook for one minute.
Cut all but 6 strawberries in half.
Place cut strawberries in a shallow pan and pour hot mixture over them.
Place pan in freezer until set, about 30 minutes.
Cut jellied juice and strawberries into 2" squares.
Place 2 squares and cashew butter in a blender and process until smooth.
Remove mixture to a bowl and blend remainng squares, 2 at a time until
smooth.
Whisk blended mixture to evenly distribute cashew butter throughout.
Place into individual serving bowls.
Slice remaining strawberries and evenly divide among bowls.
Refrigerate until set, about one hour, or place in freezer for 15 to 20
minutes.
Per serving: 134 cal, 1 g prot, 17 mg sod, 51 g carb, 1 g fat, 0 mg chol,
781 g  calcium
Vegetarian Gourmet, Summer 1993, posted by Dianne Smith/DEEANNE
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

A Message from our Provider:

“God will ultimately have HIS way, not yours!”

I can remember when I was an undergraduate student, how enlightening it was to learn from William Temple that what the Bible means by sin is "self-centeredness." Let me tell you how Temple puts it in his great little book, Christianity in the Social Order. He says, "I am the center of the world I see. And where the horizon is depends on where I stand. Education may make my self-centeredness less disastrous by broadening my horizon of vision. It's like a man climbing a tower who sees further in terms of physical vision while remaining himself the center and the standard of reference. I am the center of the world I see." That's what the Bible means by sin. Luther talks about man curved in on himself. Malcolm Muggeridge talks about the dark little dungeon of my own ego. That is sin, a twist of self-centeredness that has us imprisoned. But God's order is that we love him with all our being, and then that we love our neighbor and put ourselves last. Sin is the reversal of the order.

John Stott