But what about love and loyalty when no one else seems to be hurt, such as premarital sexual relationships? Such an argument does not apprehend biblical love. Love is not simply the absence of obvious injury to anyone. For example, critical thoughts don’t victimize, but they are unloving and wrong. Defining love in terms of whether people get hurt misses the heart of biblical teaching. We may not automatically decide what form love takes. God tells us how to love. When we love on our terms rather than His, we are in sin. Even if our sin does not seem to hurt another human being, it is still sin. If sin were reduced to hurting others, then we could become morally perfect by isolating ourselves from all people. Sin, however, is not primarily a human-against-human action. It is human-against-God. God defines love as obedience to Him.

Edward Welch

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy		Cakes, Desserts	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

18	oz	Devil's food cake mix
21	oz	Cherry pie filling
1	ts	Almond extract
2		Eggs, beaten
1	c	Sugar
5	tb	Butter
1/3	c	Milk
6	oz	Semisweet chocolate chips

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix first 4 ingredients by hand with spatula until well-blended. Turn into
greased, floured 9 X 13 inch baking pan. Bake at 350 F 25-30 minutes, or
until cake tests done. Let cool and cut into squares before adding icing.
To make icing, combine sugar, butter and milk in saucepan. Bring to a boil,
stirring constantly, and boil 1 minute. Remove from heat and add chocolate
chips.  Stir until melted.  Pour over cake and spread.
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