You may spoil the Gospel by substitution. You have only to withdraw from the eyes of the sinner the grand object which the Bible proposes to faith, - Jesus Christ; and to substitute another object in His place… and the mischief is done. Substitute anything for Christ, and the Gospel is totally spoiled!... You may spoil the Gospel by addition. You have only to add to Christ, the grand object of faith, some other objects as equally worthy of honor, and the mischief is done. Add anything to Christ, and the Gospel ceases to be a pure Gospel!... You may spoil the Gospel by interposition. You have only to push something between Christ and the eye of the soul, to draw away the sinner’s attention from the Savior, and the mischief is done… You may spoil the Gospel by disproportion. You have only to attach an exaggerated importance to the secondary things of Christianity, and a diminished importance to the first things, and the mischief is done. Once alter the proportion of the parts of truth, and truth soon becomes downright error!... You may completely spoil the Gospel by confused and contradictory directions. Complicated and obscure statements about faith, baptism, Church privileges, and the benefits of the Lord’s Supper…are almost as bad as no statement at all.

J.C. Ryle

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Cklive13	1	servings

INGREDIENTS

1/4	lb	Bacon -; (abt 8 slices),
		; chopped
2	cn	Minced clams -; (6 1/2 oz ea)
8	oz	Cream cheese; softened
1/4	c	Sour cream
1/3	c	Finely-chopped red bell pepper
3		Scallions; chopped fine
2	tb	Finely-chopped fresh basil leaves
1	ts	Drained bottled horseradish
1	ts	Fresh lemon juice; or to taste
3/4	ts	Worcestershire sauce
		Hot pepper sauce; to taste
		Pita toasts or chips; for serving

INSTRUCTIONS

In a skillet cook bacon over moderate heat, stirring, until golden and
crisp and transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. In a
large sieve set over a bowl drain clams, reserving clam juice, and in
another bowl whisk together cream cheese and sour cream. Whisk 2
tablespoons reserved clam juice into cream cheese mixture with clams,
bacon, and remaining ingredients. Dip may be made 1 day ahead and
chilled, covered. Bring dip to room temperature before serving. Serve
dip with toasts or chips. This recipe yields 2 cups.
Recipe Source: COOKING LIVE with Sara Moulton Recipe courtesy of
Gourmet Magazine From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # CL-9153)
Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD -
jpmd44a@prodigy.com -or- MAD-SQUAD@prodigy.net
02-18-1999
Recipe by: Sara Moulton
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

A Message from our Provider:

“What gives us conviction of sin is not the number of sins we have committed; it is the sight of the holiness of God. #Martyn Lloyd-Jones”

A certain individual said to (Asahel Nettelton): “I cannot get along with the doctrine of election.” “Then,” said Nettleton, “get along without it. You are at liberty to get to heaven the easiest way you can. Whether the doctrine of election is true or not, it is true that you must repent, and believe, and love God. Now, what we tell you is, that such is the wickedness of your heart, that you never will do these things unless God has determined to renew your heart. If you do not believe that your heart is so wicked, make it manifest by complying with the terms of salvation. Why do you stand caviling with the doctrine of election? Suppose you should prove it to be false, what have you gained? You must repent and believe in Christ after all. Why do you not immediately comply with these terms of the gospel? When you have done this, without the aids of the divine grace, it will be soon enough to oppose the doctrine of election. Until you shall have done this, we shall still believe that the doctrine of election lies at the foundation of all hope in your case.”

Andrew Bonar