Scripture reveals six noteworthy characteristics of Jesus' healing ministry (in contrast to those who profess miraculous healings today): 1. Jesus healed with a word or a touch… There were no theatrics, no special environment. 2. Jesus healed instantly… People often say, 'I've been healed, and now I'm getting better.' Jesus never did 'progressive' healing. If Jesus had not healed instantly, there would have been no miraculous element sufficient to demonstrate His deity. His critics could easily have said the healing was just a natural process. 3. Jesus healed totally… There was no recuperation period. 4. Jesus healed everyone. Unlike healers today, Jesus did not leave long lines of disappointed people who had to return home in their wheelchairs. He did not leave healing services or programs that ended at a certain time because of airline or television schedules. 5. Jesus healed organic disease. Jesus did not go up and down Palestine healing lower back pain, heart palpitations, headaches, and other invisible ailments. He healed the most obvious kinds of organic disease – crippled legs, withered hands, bind eyes, palsy – all healings that were undeniably miraculous. 6. Jesus raised the dead… People who tout the gift of healing today do not spend much time in funeral parlors, funeral processions, or cemeteries.

John MacArthur

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Fruits		Desserts, Fruit	10	servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Quick-Cooking Oats
1/2	c	Whole-Wheat Flour
1/2	c	Packed Dark Brown Sugar
1	ts	Ground Cinnamon
6	tb	Chilled Stick Margarine; Cut Into Pieces
6	c	Bartlett Pears; Peeled And Cut
1/2	c	Dried Cranberries
1/4	c	Packed Dark Brown Sugar
1/4	ts	Ground Cardamom
		Vanilla Frozen Yogurt; Optional

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 375°. Combine first 4 ingredients; cut in margarine
with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse
meal. Set aside. Combine pears, cranberries, 1/4 cup brown sugar, and
cardamom in a 13X9 inch baking dish; to ss well. Sprinkle with oats
mixture. Bake at 375° for 30 minutes or until pears are tender.
Recipe by: Cooking Light
Posted to EAT-LF Digest by "Sherilyn" <sherilyn70@columbus.rr.com> on
Oct 23, 1999, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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