Why do soldiers first experience boot camp? Because they need to be taught how to push their body, overcome the desire to quit and grow beyond the pain. The mind way too often gives in before the body gives out. Likewise, why did the Apostle Paul say, “I discipline my body and make it my slave” (1 Cor. 9:27). The Christian life is not about listening to our bodies and giving into its desires (gluttony, drunkenness, slothfulness, sexual immorality), but rather mastering our bodies and making the body a slave to a biblically controlled mind. This is the difference between being controlled by the flesh or being led by the Spirit (Gal. 5). Exercise, in order to be effective, pushes the body beyond its comfort zone. Diets push the body beyond its comfort zone. These make the body your slave and no longer your master. These produce discipline. And coming full circle, discipline is essential for us to mortify sin (cf. 1 Pet. 4:1-2).

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
	Malay	South, African, Chat 8-21-‘	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Carrots
2	ts	Salt
1/4	c	Red wine vinegar
1	tb	Fresh hot chiles; finely chopped
1	ts	Sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

A sambal is a favorite dish of the Cape Malays and has become popular with
the rest of the country over time. It is a salad or condiment and is a good
accompaniment for any fried or oily dish such as fried chicken. Scrape and
coarsely grate the carrots. Mix them together with the salt in a large bowl
and leave to stand at room temperature for about half an hour. Squeeze the
carrots hard to remove any excess moisture. Combine the vinegar, chilies
and sugar in a bowl, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Add the carrots
and stir until thoroughly mixed. Place in a serving bowl and leave to
macerate at room temperature for a minimum of 15 minutes before serving.
This sambal is good with fried chicken. Contributed by allium #kitmailbox
IRC Chat; 17 August 1996 South African Recipes hosted by allium Posted on
MC list by bobbi744@sojourn.com
Recipe by: Hallie (Alluim) Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #694 by Kathy
Meade <kmeade@idsonline.com> on Jul 27, 1997

A Message from our Provider:

“Life: your chance to spurn God’s love Eternity: living with the consequences”

One does not have to remove all consequences for sin (i.e., to pardon) in order to forgive. It may be just and necessary for an offender to suffer consequences for wrong, but the motive of the one imposing or requiring the consequences cannot be malicious. We are not permitted to desire the ultimate harm of the offender. The gospel always provides hope, always seeks restoration. Even when the criminal is sentenced, and we properly rejoice to see justice done, the Christian also desires to see the offender recognize the sin, repent, and know spiritual restoration. Forgiveness does not require pardon from consequences; it requires an absence of malice (i.e., no desire for the person’s spiritual harm) even in the application of those consequences. We may well desire justice, but desires for personal revenge or spiritual damage are not our right as Christians.

Bryan Chapell