Jesus' gospel of forgiveness is not unrelated to the Bible's demand for holiness. Obedience is not a 'second step' added to our faith, so that 'accepting Jesus as Savior' must be supplemented by 'accepting Jesus as Lord.' We are not saved by grace and then sanctified (made holy) by our own works. Being a Christian is not a matter of adding our will to God's, our efforts to His. Rather…'putting away sin,' which is faith in action, is the means to persevering, which we do by depending on Jesus from beginning to end. In other words, repenting from the disobedience of disbelief, and the life of persevering faith that this brings about, which entails obeying God, are all one expression of 'looking to Jesus.' One cannot exist without the other… There is only one thing, not two, that we must do to be saved: trust God with the needs of our lives. This one thing in God's provision (now supremely manifested in Christ) will show itself, from beginning to end, in our many acts of repentance and obedience.

Scott Hafemann

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Eggs, Dairy, Grains		Cookies	36	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Confectioner's sugar
1	c	Granulated sugar
1	c	Butter or margarine; 2 sticks
1	c	Vegetable oil
2	lg	Eggs
1	tb	Vanilla extract
4 1/4	c	All-purpose flour; sifted
1	ts	Salt
1	ts	Baking soda
1	ts	Cream of tartar
		Cherry Topping:
1 1/2	c	Cherry pie filling
1/2	c	Nuts; chopped
1/2	c	Coconut flakes
3	tb	Granulated sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

Cookie dough: 1-In a mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, cream the
sugars, butter, oil, eggs and vanilla. 2-Add the flour, salt, baking soda
and cream of tartar; mix well. 3-Divide the dough into 4 cylinder shapes,
each about 1 1/4 inches in diameter. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill until
firm, about 2 hours. To make the cookies: 4-Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
5-Combine all the topping ingredients and set aside. 6-Slice the chilled
dough about 1/4 inch thick and place the slices on ungreased baking sheets
about 1 1/2 inches apart. Using the back of a teaspoon, make a small
depression in the center of each cookie and fill with about 1 teaspoon of
the cherry topping. 7-Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden. Cool on the
baking sheets, then remove the cookies, using a spatula. Jo Merrill--recipe
from Burt Wolf's Eating Well cookbook.
Recipe by: Jo Merrill
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #1017 by Nancy Berry <nlberry@prodigy.net> on
Jan 16, 1998

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