Joy is not just the spin-off of obedience to God, but part of obedience. It seems as though people are willing to let joy be a byproduct of our relationship to God, but not an essential part of it. People are uncomfortable saying that we are duty-bound to pursue joy. They say things like, 'Don't pursue joy, pursue obedience.' But Christian Hedonism responds, 'That's like saying, ';Don't eat apples; eat fruit.'' Because joy is an act of obedience. We are commanded to rejoice in God. If obedience is doing what God commands, then joy is not merely the spin-off of obedience, it is obedience. The Bible tells us over and over to pursue our joy (Psm. 32:11; 37:4; 67:4; Lk. 10:20; Phil. 4:4).

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Dip	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	pk	(10-oz) frozen broccoli; cooked; drained
3		Ribs celery
1		Onion; chopped
1	cn	(4-oz) mushrooms
1	cn	(10.75-oz) cream of mushroom soup
1	pk	(6-oz) garlic cheese; sliced

INSTRUCTIONS

Saute celery and onion in small amount of butter. Add broccoli, mushrooms,
soup and cheese.  Serve warm.
MRS HARRY WOOD (TOOBY)
GREERS FERRY, AR
From the book <High Cotton Cookin'>, Marvell Academy Mothers Assn, Marvell,
AR  72366, ISBN 0-918544-14-9, downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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