Joy is not just the spin-off of obedience to God, but part of obedience. It seems as though people are willing to let joy be a byproduct of our relationship to God, but not an essential part of it. People are uncomfortable saying that we are duty-bound to pursue joy. They say things like, 'Don't pursue joy, pursue obedience.' But Christian Hedonism responds, 'That's like saying, ';Don't eat apples; eat fruit.'' Because joy is an act of obedience. We are commanded to rejoice in God. If obedience is doing what God commands, then joy is not merely the spin-off of obedience, it is obedience. The Bible tells us over and over to pursue our joy (Psm. 32:11; 37:4; 67:4; Lk. 10:20; Phil. 4:4).

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats		Poultry	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	cn	(12 oz) beer
1 1/2	c	Flour
2	ts	Salt
1/2	ts	Pepper
2	ts	Paprika
2		Cut up fryers
		Oil for frying

INSTRUCTIONS

Pour beer in bowl. Sift flour, salt, pepper & paprika into beer, stir
with wire whisk or with beaters until light & frothy & smooth. Let
stand at room temp for 15 minutes to 2 hours, whisking occasionally
to keep batter mixed. Put enough fat in large deep pan to the height
of 1". Heat oven to 375. Dip chicken into batter. Drop chicken into
hot fat, a few pieces at a time; they must not touch each other. Cook
15 minutes, turn, cook 15 minutes. Drain. Keep warm on platter in low
oven (200) until all chicken is ready.
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmkah001.zip

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