First, faith believes God when He says that sexual relations in marriage are good and clean and should be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. Second, faith increases the joy of sexual relations in marriage because it frees us from the guilt of the past. Faith believes the promise that Christ died for all our sins, that in Him we might have guilt-free, Christ-exalting sexual relations in marriage. And finally, faith wields the weapon of sexual intercourse against Satan. A married couple gives a severe blow to the head of that ancient serpent when they aim to give as much sexual satisfaction to each other as possible. Is it not a mark of amazing grace that on top of all the pleasure that the sexual side of marriage brings, it also proves to be a fearsome weapon against our ancient foe?... It is not surprising then that Satan’s defeat, Christ’s glory, and our pleasure should come together in this undefiled marriage bed.

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Dessert	12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/3	c	Shortbread cookie or graham cracker crumbs
2	tb	Sugar
1/4	c	Parkay margarine; melted
1	pk	(4-serving size) Jell-O brand gelatin; apricot flavor
1	c	Boiling water
2/3	c	Cold water
4	oz	Cool Whip whipped topping; thawed
1/2	ts	Ground ginger
1	cn	(16-oz) pear halves; drained
		Mint leaves
		Cinnamon stick; cut into 3/4-inch pieces

INSTRUCTIONS

MIX together cookie crumbs, sugar and margarine in small bowl. Press crumb
mixture onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
DISSOLVE gelatin in boiling water.  Add cold water. Measure 3/4 cup
gelatin; set aside . Chill remaining gelatin until slightly thickened. Fold
in whipped topping and ginger. Spoon over crust.
CHILL measured gelatin until slightly thickened. Slice pears lengthwise,
cutting almost through stem ends; arrange on whipped topping mixture in
pan, fanning each pear slightly. Place mint leaf and cinnamon stick at stem
end of each pear. Carefully spoon thickened gelatin over pears and filling.
Chill until firm, about 3 hours. Run hot metal spatula or knife around edge
of pan before removing sides of pan.
MAKES 12 servings, Prep time: 30 minutes, Chill time: 3 hours
From <Favorite Recipes: Jell-O Easy Entertaining>.  Downloaded from Glen's
MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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