So what did the Holy Spirit intend by His command not to be bound together with unbelievers? Bound together translates a participial form of the verb heterozugeo, which means, “to be unequally yoked.” Paul drew his analogy from Deuteronomy 22:10, where the Mosaic Law commanded the Israelites, “You shall not plow with an ox and a donkey together.” Those two animals do not have the same nature, gait, or strength. Therefore it would be impossible for such a mismatched pair to plow together effectively. Nothing in the context would lead to the idea that he is referring to earthy issues of human endeavors. In Paul’s analogy, believers and unbelievers are two different breeds and cannot work together in the spiritual realm. He called for separation in matters of the work of God, since such cooperation for spiritual benefit is impossible. The false teachers were eager to blend the people of God with the pagan worshipers, because that hinders the gospel. That is what this text forbids.

John MacArthur

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats		Appetizers	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4		Shallots
2		Garlic cloves
500	g	Chicken livers
3		Dessert apples
250	g	Butter
60	ml	Calvados
30	ml	Caster sugar
6		Sprigs fresh mint, for decoration

INSTRUCTIONS

Peel shallots, set flat-side down, slice. Chop to make fine dice. Finely
chop skinned garlic. Trim membrane from chicken livers, core, peel, dice 2
apples. Melt 2 tbs of the butter in frying pan, add diced apples with salt
and pepper to taste. Saute, stirring frequently, until tender, 5-7 minutes.
Transfer to bowl with slotted spoon. Melt 2 tbs more butter in the pan, add
livers, salt and pepper, fry, stirring, until brown on outside, 2-3
minutes. Scrape chopped garlic and shallots into pan, continue cooking,
stirring, until shallots slightly softened, 1-2 minutes. Remove a liver,
slice into it -- should be very brown but still pink in centre. Increase
heat to medium high. Pour Calvados into pan, bring to boil. Hold lighted
match to pan's side, set Calvados alight. Baste chicken livers until flames
subside, about 20-30 seconds. Let livers cool. Puree mixture in food
processor until almost smooth. With wooden spoon or electric mixer, cream
150 grams butter until very soft. Add chicken liver puree with apples to
this. Mix well with wooden spoon, season to taste. Spoon into 6 ramekins,
smoothing tops with back of a spoon dipped in hot water. Cover, chill until
firm, 2-3 hours. Garnish: Core remaining apple with skin on, cut into 6
slices/rings. Melt remaining butter, fry slices, sprinkling with half the
sugar. Turn slices over, sprinkle with rest of sugar, fry over medium heat
until caramelized and brown, about 2-3 minutes on each side. Transfer to a
plate. Make some toast, serve with an apple slice and mint spring on each
pate and with the toast.
Recipe by: Anne Willan's Look and Cook Creative Appetizers Posted to
MC-Recipe Digest V1 #644 by Douglas Weller <dweller@ramtops.demon.co.uk> on
Jun 12, 1997

A Message from our Provider:

“The thankful heart sees the best part of every situation. It sees problems and weaknesses as opportunities, struggles as refining tools, and sinners as saints in progress. #Francis Frangipane”

While Christ presently reigns over human governments, we see how even the best men and women in leadership fail to provide the perfect kingdom. We are primarily citizens of Christ’s kingdom, Philippians 3:20, “For our citizenship is in heaven.” But for the time being, we also dwell in a lesser sense, as citizens among this world too. So we long for the day when Christ will overthrow all these puny human leaders and rightly take to Himself what is rightfully His and reign over His kingdom that is without end (Dan. 2:44) where and when “EVERY KNEE WILL BOW, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord (Phil. 2:10-11; cf. Rev. 7:9-10).

Randy Smith