The Bible teaches clearly that the evidence of God’s work in a life is the inevitable fruit of transformed behavior (1 John 3:10). Faith that does not result in righteous living is dead and cannot save (James 2:14-17). Professing Christians utterly lacking the fruit of true righteousness will find no biblical basis for assurance they are saved (1 John 2:4). Real salvation is not only justification. It cannot be isolated from regeneration, sanctification, and ultimately glorification. Salvation is an ongoing process as much as it is a past event. It is the work of God through which we are “conformed to the image of His Son” (Romans 8:29, cf. Romans 13:11). Genuine assurance comes from seeing the Holy Spirit’s transforming work in one’s life, not from clinging to the memory of some experience.

John MacArthur

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs, Fruits		Casserole, Pasta, Cheese/eggs, Fruits	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	lb	Egg noodles
1/2		Stick Margarine
1/4	c	Brown sugar
1	pn	Mace
1	pn	Salt
1	c	Longhorn cheese; shredded
1	cn	Pie sliced apples

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Cook and drain noodles and coat with margarine. 2. Mix brown sugar,
mace, and salt. Add to noodles and toss. 3. Add cheese and apples and mix
well. 4. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes in covered dish.
Sometimes I use a jar of escalloped apples or apple pie filling and omit
the mace, but the apples come out softer that way.
Recipe by: Church CookBook
Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter  by
terryw@ix.netcom.com on Sep 20, 1997

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