Better Than … Desert – We Love God!

No one, not even the unredeemed, are ultimately outside the will of God (Pr. 16:4; Rom. 9:14-18; 1 Pet. 2:7-8). They are not forced to be lost, but choosing to reject God’s offer of mercy does not somehow free them from the control of God. Even their rejection has been included in the eternal plan of God. This is perhaps the worst part of it for them. In their attempt to be free from God by rejecting Him, even if at the cost of their own souls, they find that there is no such thing. The net of God’s providence includes even the vain attempt to be outside the net.

Walter Elwell

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Desserts	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

		Crust
1 1/2	c	Flour
1 1/2		Margarine
1 1/2	c	Pecans, finely chopped
1 1/2	T	Sugar
		ackage chocolate instant pudding 3 cups , ackage chocolate instant pudding 3 cups cold milk

INSTRUCTIONS

Recipe by: Chris Babbitt Filling: 1    cup           powdered sugar 8
ounces        cream cheese 12    ounces        Cool WhipÂ® 1      large
package vanilla instant pudding 1      large  Crust: combine flour,
sugar, and pecans.  Cut in margarine until  crumbly. Press into 9x13
inch greased pan.  Bake at 350 F for 15 to  20 minutes. Cool.  Filling:
beat together powdered sugar and softened cream cheese.  Fold in half
of Cool Whip.  Spread on cooled crust.  Beat until  thickened both
pudding mixes with milk.  Spread on cheese mixture.  Spread remaining
Cool Whip on pudding.  Chill overnight.  Optional:  sprinkle grated
chocolate bar on top.  File
ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmdja006.zip

A Message from our Provider:

“Give God what’s right — not what’s left.”

Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 2723 Calories From Fat: 1809 Total Fat: 210.8g Cholesterol: 45.4mg Sodium: 1273.3mg Potassium: 959.5mg Carbohydrates: 186g Fiber: 20.8g Sugar: 25.9g Protein: 40.3g

The problem here is the obvious lack of understanding of the infinite nature of sin as contrasted to the infinite righteousness of God. If the slightest sin is infinite in its significance, then it also demands infinite punishment as a divine judgment. Though it is common for all Christians to wish that there were some way out of the doctrine of eternal punishment because of its inexorable and unyielding revelation of divine judgment, one must rely in Christian faith on the doctrine that God is a God of infinite righteousness and well as infinite love. While on the one hand He bestows infinite grace to those who trust Him, He must, on the other hand, inflict eternal punishment on those who spurn His grace.

John Walvoord