Take care never to impute the vain imaginings of your fancy to Him [the Holy Spirit]. I have seen the Spirit of God shamefully dishonored by persons – I hope they were insane – who have said that they have had this and that revealed to them. There has not for some years passed over my head a single week in which I have not been pestered with the revelations of hypocrites or maniacs. Semi-lunatics are very fond of coming with messages from the Lord to me, and it may spare them some trouble if I tell them once for all that I will have none of their stupid messages… Never dream that events are revealed to you by heaven, or you may come to be like those idiots who dare impute their blatant follies to the Holy Ghost. If you feel your tongue itch to talk nonsense, trace it to the devil, not to the Spirit of God. Whatever is to be revealed by the Spirit to any of us is in the Word of God already – He adds nothing to the Bible, and never will. Let persons who have revelations of this, that, and the other, go to bed and wake up in their senses. I only wish they would follow the advice and no longer insult the Holy Ghost by laying their nonsense at His door.

C.H. Spurgeon

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains	Vegetarian	Posted, Salads	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

16	oz	Great Northern Beans; Drained And Rinsed
1		Cucumber; Chopped
1		Red Bell Pepper; Chopped
2	tb	Safflower Oil
2	tb	Cider Vinegar
1	tb	Lemon Juice
2	tb	Fresh Basil; Chopped
1	tb	Fresh Parsley; Minced
1/4	ts	Black Pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

DRESSING
In mixing bowl, combine beans, cucumber and red pepper. In a small bowl or
measuring cup, combine dressing ingredients. Pour over bean mixture and
toss. Using a slotted spoon, arrange on lettuce leaves on individual
chilled salad plates. Garnish with chopped scallions.
Variation:
*Add chopped red onion to the salad
Recipe by: 15 Minute Vegetarian Gourmet
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Meg Antczak <meginny@frontiernet.net> on Apr
19, 1998

A Message from our Provider:

“Even when life may be difficult, we should thank God for all He does for us—which we do not deserve. #Billy Graham”

The prosperity message unashamedly calls people to place their hope in the passing pleasures of this world. Rather than denouncing wrong desires, it glorifies worldly lifestyles, feeds on sinful greed, and makes poppycock promises to desperate people: “Get right with the Lord and He will give you a well-paid job, a nice house and a new car.” The prosperity gospel is more morally reprehensible than a Las Vegas casino because it masquerades as religion and comes in the name of Christ. But like the casinos, it attracts its victims with glitzy showmanship and the allure of instant riches. After devouring their last cent, like a spiritual slot machine, it sends them home worse off than when they came.

John MacArthur