It is not uncommon for Christians to claim that the saints of the Old Testament period experienced God’s Spirit in a fundamentally different manner from that of New Testament believers or modern Christians. Many have relied on specific idioms of the Old Testament to argue that the Holy Spirit only came upon people in the Old Testament but into people in the New Testament. Thus, the Holy Spirit was only bestowed temporarily, and then externally, to Old Testament believers as opposed to the permanent indwelling of the early church. Such preaching and teaching drives a wedge between the Testaments, placing too much emphasis on disunity rather than on mutual interdependence between the Old and New. This is an inadequate and incomplete understanding of the role of the Spirit in the Old Testament. Though the Spirit of God sometimes comes upon individuals in the Old Testament to empower for specific (and temporary) tasks, there can be no doubt that His role is also more extensive. He has an indwelling and transforming presence in the Old Testament believers as well and is described as the animating feature that effects spiritual renewal.

Bill Arnold

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Grains, Meats	Vegetarian	Main dish, Ide dish, Spam, Pam1	1	servings

INGREDIENTS

2	md	Onions; chopped
1	tb	Butter or margarine
2	cn	Vegetarian beans in tomato sauce -; (15 oz
1	tb	Chili sauce
1	tb	Molasses
1/2	ts	Chili powder
1	cn	Spam luncheon meat – (12 oz); cubed

INSTRUCTIONS

Sauté onions in butter until transparent. In 1 1/2-quart casserole,
combine onions, beans, chili sauce, molasses, and chili powder; stir
to mix well. Stir in Spam. Cover and bake in 400 degree oven 35
minutes.
Microwave directions: Combine onions and butter in 1 1/2-quart
casserole; microwave 2 minutes. Stir; microwave 2 minutes more. Add
remaining ingredients. Microwave 10 minutes, stirring after 4 and 8
minutes. Cover and let stand 5 minutes.
This recipe yields ?? servings.
Source: "Official Spam website at http://www.spam.com" S(Formatted for
MC5): "10-08-1999 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Per serving: 247 Calories (kcal); 12g Total Fat; (42% calories from
fat); 3g Protein; 35g Carbohydrate; 31mg Cholesterol; 148mg Sodium
Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 3 1/2 Vegetable; 0
Fruit; 2
1/2    Fat; 1 Other Carbohydrates
Recipe by: n/a
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