It is this most obvious aspect of our Lord’s teaching which has been forgotten or ignored by modern evangelism. Anxious to bring sinners to life, peace and joy in the Lord, evangelists have failed even to mention that Christ insists upon denial of self at the outset. Having failed to pass on our Lord’s requirement, and forgetting it themselves, evangelists have never questioned whether their “converts” with self-centered lives are true followers of Christ. Assuming that it is possible for a man to be self-indulgent and yet heaven-bound, Bible teachers look for some way to bring ego-centric men to a higher spiritual plane. Then self-denial is taught as the requirement for a second work of grace. But Luke 9:23-24 shows that unless a man lives a life of self-denial, he has not received a first work of grace.

Walter Chantry

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Grains		Chicken, Crockpot	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2		Chickens, about 2-1/2 pound
		Cut into eighths
1		Onion — chopped
2		Garlic — chopped
		Salt & white pepper to
		Taste
1		Green pepper — diced
1	md	Ripe tomato, Peeled
		Seeded and chopped
1	c	Dry white wine
1	pn	Cayenne pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

Date: Thu, 23 May 1996 18:50:03 -0400 (EDT)
From: Hazel Slone <[email protected]>
Combine all ingredients in slow-cooker.  Cover pot and set at Low. Cook for
6 to 8 hours, or until chicken is tender. YIELD: Serves 6 to 8
Posted on MealMaster Recipes List, Digest #145, 26 May 1996

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