There are several problems with the Arminian view: 1. The doctrine of prevenient grace, on which the Arminian view of conditional election is based, is not found in Scripture. 2. Note well that there is no reference in [Romans 8:29] to faith or free will as that which God allegedly foresees in men. It is not what He foreknows but whom. 3. [Arminianism] assumes that fallen men are able and willing to believe in Christ apart from the regenerating grace of God, a notion that Paul has denied in Rom. 3:10-18. 4. Would not this view give man something of which he may boast? Those who embrace the gospel would be deserving of some credit for finding within themselves what others do not. 5. This view suspends the work of God on the will of man. It undermines the emphasis in Romans 8:28-38 on the sovereign and free work of God who foreknows, predestines, calls, justifies, and glorifies. It is God who is responsible for salvation, from beginning to end. 6. Even if one grants that God elects based on His foreknowledge of man’s faith, nothing is proven. For God foreknows everything. One must determine from Scripture how man came by the faith that God foreknows. And the witness of Scripture is that saving faith is a gift of God (Eph. 2:8-10; Phil. 1:29; 2 Pet. 1:1; 2 Tim. 2:24-26; Acts 5:31; 11:18).

Sam Storms

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Grains	Chicago		1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	All-purpose flour
1	ts	Baking soda
1/4	ts	Salt
1/2	c	Unsalted butter; softened
1	c	Sugar
2	lg	Eggs
1	ts	Pure vanilla extract
3		Large; ripe bananas, mashed with a fork
1	c	Chopped pecans or walnuts
1/2	c	Chocolate chip mini-morsels (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

I found this recipe in the Chicago Tribune a few years ago and have had
good reviews from my family. I'd also stud it with mini-chocolate chip
morsels after it cools off.
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan. Sift together the
flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
2. Beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer on high speed until
light, 2 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, and the vanilla, mixing well
after each addition. Stop the mixer and add the bananas. Mix lightly. fold
in the dry ingredients and nuts, mixing just until combined.
3. Transfer batter to prepared pan. Bake until toothpick inserted in the
center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes
then invert onto a wire rack. Cool completely. Sprinkle chocolate chip
morsels on top, if desired, before slicing. Posted to KitMailbox Digest by
"Marella Good" <mgood@wwa.com> on Jul 29, 1997

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