When the solemn and blessed subject of Divine foreordination is expounded, when God’s eternal choice of certain ones to be conformed to the image of His Son is set forth, the Enemy sends along some man to argue that election is based upon the foreknowledge of God, and this “foreknowledge” is interpreted to mean that God foresaw certain ones would be more pliable than others, that they would respond more readily to the strivings of the Spirit, and that because God knew they would believe, He, accordingly, predestinated them unto salvation. But such a statement is radically wrong. It repudiates the truth of total depravity, for it argues that there is something good in some men It takes away the independency of God, for it makes His decrees rest upon what He discovers in the creature It completely turns things upside down, for in saying God foresaw certain sinners would believe in Christ, and that because of this, He predestinated them unto salvation, is the very reverse of the truth. Scripture affirms that God, in His high sovereignty, singled out certain ones to be recipients of His distinguishing favors (Acts 13:48), and therefore He determined to bestow upon them the gift of faith. False theology makes God’s foreknowledge of our believing the cause of His election to salvation; whereas, God’s election is the cause, and our believing in Christ is the effect.

A.W. Pink

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs	French	Cookies, Cakes, Desserts, French	12	Pieces

INGREDIENTS

500	g	Puff pastry
		Jam
1		Egg
		Cristallised sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat oven to 200oC. Roll out the pastry to about 1/2 cm thick. Cut out
rounds using a 10 cm diameter cutter or a glass. Cover one side of the
rounds with jam. Beat the egg with a tablespoon of water, and brush the jam
with a small amount of egg. Fold the rounds in half and press the edges
firmly. Place on a dampened baking tray, paint with egg, and sprinkle with
sugar. Bake in the center of the oven for about 20 mins. * DO NOT open the
oven door during the first 1/4 of an hour ! Remove from oven when nicely
colored, and serve hot or cold.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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