What is the best safe-guard against false teaching? Beyond all doubt the regular study of the word of God, with prayer for the teaching of the Holy Spirit. The Bible was given to be a lamp to our feet and a light to our path (Psalm. 119:105). The man who reads it aright will never be allowed greatly to err. It is neglect of the Bible which makes so many a prey to the first false teacher whom they hear. They would have us believe that "they are not learned, and do not pretend to have decided opinions." The plain truth is that they are lazy and idle about reading the Bible, and do not like the trouble of thinking for themselves. Nothing supplies false prophets with followers so much as spiritual sloth under a cloak of humility.

J.C. Ryle

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains	French	Pickles, Jams	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

5	md	Cucumbers
3	md	Onions
1/4	c	Salt
1	c	Vinegar
1/2	ts	Celery seed
1	c	Water
1/2	ts	Mustard seed
3/4	c	Sugar
1/2	ts	Ginger
1/4	ts	Turmeric

INSTRUCTIONS

Wash cucumbers.  Cut in thin slices.  Peel and slice onions. Combine onions
and cucumbers.  Add salt.  Let stand 2 hours. Drain. Heat vinegar, water,
celery seed, mustard seed, sugar, ginger, and turmeric to boiling. Add
cucumbers and onions.  Boil slowly until tender. Pack while hot in freshly
sterilized jars. Mrs. A.M. French, Colorado Springs, CO.

A Message from our Provider:

“Man’s way leads to a hopeless end — God’s way leads to an endless hope.”

Take care never to impute the vain imaginings of your fancy to Him [the Holy Spirit]. I have seen the Spirit of God shamefully dishonored by persons – I hope they were insane – who have said that they have had this and that revealed to them. There has not for some years passed over my head a single week in which I have not been pestered with the revelations of hypocrites or maniacs. Semi-lunatics are very fond of coming with messages from the Lord to me, and it may spare them some trouble if I tell them once for all that I will have none of their stupid messages… Never dream that events are revealed to you by heaven, or you may come to be like those idiots who dare impute their blatant follies to the Holy Ghost. If you feel your tongue itch to talk nonsense, trace it to the devil, not to the Spirit of God. Whatever is to be revealed by the Spirit to any of us is in the Word of God already – He adds nothing to the Bible, and never will. Let persons who have revelations of this, that, and the other, go to bed and wake up in their senses. I only wish they would follow the advice and no longer insult the Holy Ghost by laying their nonsense at His door.

C.H. Spurgeon