1. The Will of God for Marriage Was Expressed in Creation: Jesus confirmed God’s will in creation when He said in Matthew 19:4-6, “Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh’? So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.” That’s the Bible’s teaching and the Bible’s assumption from cover to cover. Marriage is one woman and one man becoming one flesh by covenant and sexual union. 2. There Is No Such Thing as Homosexual Marriage in the Eyes of God: The other biblical reason marriage cannot be between two men or two women is that, on the one hand, the Bible defines homosexual behavior as “dishonorable” and “shameless” and “contrary to nature” (Romans 1:26-27), but on the other hand the Bible says that marriage is to be “held in honor” (Hebrews 13:4). Marriage does not produce shame. And marriage is not contrary to nature. There is therefore no such thing as homosexual marriage in the eyes of God. And there should not be in the eyes of his people – no matter what the state says.

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Grains		Salads	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/4	c	Plus 1T sour cream
1/4	c	Buttermilk
1	tb	Cider vinegar
1	ts	Worcestershire sauce
		2-4 dashes hot sauce
1 1/4	ts	Sugar
1	ts	Celery seed
1/2	ts	Salt
1/2	ts	Freshly ground pepper
1	lb	Cabbage (1 small head)
6	tb	Chopped red onion
1/4	c	Chopped parsley
2	tb	Chopped fresh basil (OPT)

INSTRUCTIONS

In a small bowl, whisk together the sour cream, buttermilk, vinegar,
Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, sugar, celery seed, salt, and pepper.
Remove the tough outer leaves from the cabbage and discard. Quarter the
cabbage; cut out the core. Using a mandoline or a thin sharp knife, slice
the cabbage lengthwise into 1/4-inch wide shreds.
In a large bowl, toss the cabbage with the red onion, parsley, and the
dressing.  At this point the slaw can be refrigerated for up to 1 hour
before serving.  Add the basil, if desired, at the last minute.
Nutritional info per serving: 59 calories; 1.9 G protein; 2.8 G fat; 7.4 G
carbohydrate.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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