Legalism, properly understood, is not about Christians obeying too precisely. It is also not about individuals having convictions that are their own private resolves. It is about seeking to be justified by means of the law. When Jewish infiltrators came to the early believers and said that they must be circumcised and obey the Jewish feasts in order to be true Christians (Acts 15:1), then they demonstrated New Testament legalism. We do have Christians with a spirit akin to the legalist, but their sin is that of being unloving or distorting responsibility or placing private convictions on others, not true legalism. In most cases, they are not seeking to be justified by the law (Gal. 5:4).

Jim Elliff

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Vegetables		Mixes, Copycat	13	Servings

INGREDIENTS

9	c	Flour; sifted
1/3	c	Baking powder
1	c	Powdered milk; plus 2 tablespoons
4	ts	Salt
1 3/4	c	Vegetable shortening

INSTRUCTIONS

Sift all dry ingredients. Cut shortening into flour until mixture resembles
coarse cornmeal. Store well covered in a cool, dry place. You can use this
for waffles, pancakes, biscuits and for coating chicken. No sugar has been
added to this recipe so that you can add what you want for the individual
needs of your finished product.
Per serving: 615 Calories; 31g Fat (46% calories from fat); 12g Protein;
71g Carbohydrate; 10mg Cholesterol; 1141mg Sodium
Posted to Bakery-Shoppe Digest V1 #236 by Kim  <[email protected]> on Sep
14, 1997

A Message from our Provider:

“I don’t know why some people change churches; what difference does it make which one you stay home from?”

In one sense we must demand the respect of our children as God commands it. But in another sense, we desire that we should earn the respect of our children. How do we do that? We trust them with the appropriate levels of responsibility. We guide, but permit them to make some of their own decisions. We pick them up when they fall. We commit ourselves to their mother. We do what we say. We confess our failures, asking for their forgiveness and admitting we do not have all the answers. We make them a priority with our time. We provide the proper boundaries. We protect them physically, emotionally, socially and spiritually. We show that we believe in them and are pleased to have them as our children.

Randy Smith