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
Eggs	Cajun	Cake	12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Flour
1 1/2	c	Sugar
1	ts	Soda
2		Eggs
1	cn	(large) crushed pineapple

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix all ingredients together; pour into a well greased 13x9 inch pan. Bake
for 35 to 40 minutes in a 350 degree oven. Leave cake in pan after removing
from oven.
From <A Taste of Louisiana>.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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