Certainly, in Matthew 7:1, Jesus did forbid judging in one sense… But for now, note that if you read through that same gospel of Matthew, you’ll find that Jesus also clearly called us to rebuke others for sin, even rebuking them publicly if need be (Matt. 18:15-17; cf. Luke 17:3). Whatever Jesus meant by not judging in Matthew 7, He didn’t mean to rule out the kind of judging He mandated in Matthew 18… If you think about it, it is not really surprising that we as a church should be instructed to judge. After all, if we cannot say how a Christian should not live, how can we say how a Christian should live?

Mark Dever

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.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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