The church is the new covenant community – “This cup is the new covenant in my blood” (Luke 22:20; 1 Corinthians 11:25) – we say when we take communion. The new covenant is the spiritual work of God to put His Spirit within us, write the law on our hearts, and cause us to walk in His statutes. It is a spiritually authentic community. Unlike the old covenant community it is defined by true spiritual life and faith. Having these things is what it means to belong to the Church. Therefore to give the sign of the covenant, baptism, to those who are merely children of the flesh and who give no evidence of new birth or the presence of the Spirit or the law written on their heart or of vital faith in Christ is to contradict the meaning of the new covenant community and to go backwards in redemptive history.

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains		Candy and p, Cookies and	48	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2 1/2	c	Vanilla wafer cookies (abt. 60); finely crushed
1	c	Confectioner's sugar; sifted
2	tb	Cocoa powder
1/2	c	Walnuts; finely chopped
1/4	c	Brandy; rum or bourbon
1/4	c	Light corn syrup
		Granulated sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine cookie crumbs, sugar, cocoa powder, and nuts. Stir in brandy and
syrup. Add a little water (1 1/4 teaspoon) if necessary to form into 3/4"
balls. Store in air tight container. Makes 48 balls.
Recipe by: Better Homes and Gardens Dec. 1969
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #952 by Dianne Larson Ward
<dianne@olynet.com> on Dec 11, 1997

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