Let no one imagine that he will lose anything of human dignity by this voluntary sell-out of his all to his God. He does not by this degrade himself as a man; rather he finds his right place of high honor as one made in the image of his Creator. His deep disgrace lay in his moral derangement, his unnatural usurpation of the place of God. His honor will be proved by restoring again that stolen throne. In exalting God over all, he finds his own highest honor upheld.

A.W. Tozer

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Preserves, Jellies, Sauces	2	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	lb	Red cherries,pitted,stemmed
2	c	Water
1	c	Sugar
2/3	c	Brandy/congac

INSTRUCTIONS

1) Combine cherries and water in heavy saucepan/skillet lge. enough to hold
fruit in no more than 2 layers. Bring to simmer, cover and barely simmer
for 10 min., or until the cherries can easily be pierced with a tooth pick.
Uncover the pan several times during the cooking and stir very gently. 2)
With slotted spoon, remove fruit to bowl. Boil juices until reduced to 1
cup or slightly less. 3) Add sugar and bring to a boil, stirring. Cover pan
and simmer 1 min.Pour syrup over cherries, cover bowl with towel, and let
fruit stand 12 to 24 hrs.
4) Strain off syrup into small saucepan and bring to boil. Reduce syrup to
abt. 2/3 c. Divide cherries between 2 hot, sterilized pint canning jars and
slowly add hot syrup. Fill each jar with Brandy or cognac almost to rim.
Wipe rims, seal jars, and fasten with screw rings. Invert jars several
times to mis liquor and syrup and let stand in cool place 30 days.
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The biblical evidence : Matthew 1:18-25 1. Joseph and Mary were betrothed (1:18, 20, 24), a relationship regarded as the legal equivalent of marriage. In other words, betrothal could be broken only by a formal divorce. This is why Joseph is referred to as her “husband” (v. 19). 2. Although betrothed, the relationship had not yet been consummated sexually (see vv. 18, 25; also Luke 1:34). 3. Mary’s pregnancy is attributed to the Holy Spirit: a. Verse 20 – “of the Holy Spirit.” b. Verse 16 – “and to Jacob was born Joseph the husband of Mary, by/of whom [feminine] was born Jesus.” Matthew clearly excludes Joseph. c. Note that the repeated active verb (“was the father of” or “begot”) gives way to a divine passive in v. 16 (i.e., God is the active agent in the conception and birth of Jesus). 4. Joseph is instructed to take Mary into his house and to name the child (vv. 20-21) thereby establishing for Joseph legal paternity of the child. Hence the community came to believe that Joseph was Jesus’ father (Lk. 2:48; Mt. 13:55). Luke 1:26-38 1. Mary is explicitly identified as a “virgin” (parthenos, v. 27), a fact she confirms in v. 34. 2. Verse 35 clearly attributes the conception to the work of the Holy Spirit. 3. The terms translated “come upon” and “overshadow” (v. 35) are not euphemisms for sexual relations. They are simply figurative expressions for divine intervention by which God will supercede the natural order of things. 4. For the term “overshadow,” see Ex. 40:35; Psm. 91:4; 140:7; Mt. 17:5; Mk. 9:7; Lk. 9:34 (cf. also Gen. 1:2). The emphasis is on the powerful creative presence of the Spirit in bringing to pass the conception of the man Jesus.

Sam Storms