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
Dairy, Grains	American	New, Text, Import	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2	c	Graham cracker crumbs
1/2	c	Brown sugar, packed
1/2	c	Flour
1/2	c	Margarine, melted
14	oz	Sweetened condensed milk
7	oz	Flaked coconut
12	oz	Semisweet chocolate chips
2	tb	Peanut butter, chunky
		Garnish: chopped peanuts

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine first 4 ingredients in a medium bowl. Press mixture into an
ungreased 13x9x2-inch pan. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes.
Combine condensed milk and coconut, mixing well; spread over crust. Bake at
350    for 10-12 minutes.
Combine chocolate morsels and peanut butter in a small saucepan. Cook over
low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate melts; spread over coconut
layer. Garnish, if desired. Cool and cut into bars.
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #338
Recipe by: Austin American Statesman
From: Sherry Zeiss <zeiss@tab.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 22:18:45 -0600

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