Gospel doctrine creates a gospel culture. The doctrines of grace create a culture of grace, as Jesus Himself touches us through His truths. Without the doctrines, the culture alone is fragile. Without the culture, the doctrines alone appear pointless. For example: The doctrine of regeneration creates a culture of humility (Ephesians 2:1-9). The doctrine of justification creates a culture of inclusion (Galatians 2:11-16). The doctrine of reconciliation creates a culture of peace (Ephesians 2:14-16). The doctrine of sanctification creates a culture of life (Romans 6:20-23). The doctrine of glorification creates a culture of hope (Romans 5:2). The doctrine of God creates a culture of honesty (1 John 1:5-10). And what could be more basic than that? If we want this culture to thrive, we can’t take doctrinal short cuts. If we want this doctrine to be credible, we can’t disregard the culture. But churches where the doctrine and culture converge bear living witness to the power of Jesus.

Ray Ortlund

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats		Main dish	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

450	g	Beef
25	g	Tamarind
75	ml	Water
1/2	ts	Chilli powder
1/2	ts	White pepper
1	ts	Salt
1/2	ts	Turmeric
2		Cm cinnamon stick
2		Cm lemon grass

INSTRUCTIONS

Wash and cut beef into 2 cm cubes. Mix tamarind with water and remove
seeds.  Place tamarind water in a pan, add chilli powder, pepper powder,
salt, turmeric, cinnamon stick and lemon grass and mix well. Add beef cubes
and simmer over a medium heat until the meat is tender and the gravy has
thickened.   Remove  the cinnamon stick before serving. From "A taste of
Sri Lanka" by Indra Jayasekera, ISBN #962 224 010 0
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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