Education about God precedes and serves exultation in God. Learning truth precedes loving truth. Right reflection on God precedes right affection for God. Seeing the glory of Christ precedes savoring the glory of Christ. Good theology is the foundation of great doxology. Knowledge is utterly crucial. But it is not an end in itself. It serves faith and love. And if it doesn't, it only puffs up, as Paul says in 1 Corinthians 8:1. Where education does not produce heartfelt exultation in God, it degenerates into proud intellectualism. And where exultation is not sustained and shaped by solid Biblical education, it degenerates into proud emotionalism. God means to be known and loved. Seen and savored. Pondered and praised.

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
	Indian	Indian, Ethnic, Easy, Side dish	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Basmati rice
1	tb	Unsalted butter
3/4	ts	Salt
2 2/3	c	Water

INSTRUCTIONS

Pick the rice over and put in a bowl.  Wash in several changes of water.
Drain.   Pour 3 times the water you have rice over the rice and let soak
for 30 minutes hour.  Drain thoroughly.
Combine the rice, salt, butter and the water in a pot.  Bring to a boil.
Cover  with a tight fitting lid,  turn heat to very low and cook for  20
minutes.   Lift  the lid,  mix gently but quickly with a fork and  cover
again.  Cook for 5-10 minutes until tender.
From the TWSU BBS, 316-689-3779, C. Burdsal, SYSOP
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmindian.zip

A Message from our Provider:

“God: He holds the future…”

Let's use the idea of "binding Satan," which is taught in some churches as a norm for Christian living. In Revelation 20:1-10 we read that Satan will be bound for a thousand years, later released for a short time, and finally thrown into the lake of fire (hell) for eternal punishment. In other words, it seems quite clear that until Satan is bound for the thousand years, he is not bound. He will not be bound until Scripture says he will be bound. The 1000 years of Revelation 20, when the Lord returns to this earth to set up His millennial kingdom, is a future event. Therefore the "binding of Satan" today is really unscriptural terminology and unscriptural practice, even though the intent may be for the glory of God. Christians who spiritualize the 1000 years of Revelation 20 to the present "Christian age" (the "amillennial" view of Revelation) are inconsistent if they call for the "binding" of Satan. If Revelation 20 is in the present time, then Satan is already bound by God, and he doesn't need to be bound again and again by Christians! Any way you look at it, "binding Satan" shouldn't be part of normal Christian conduct today.

David Reid