Reconciliation…always portrays God as the reconciler and sinners as the ones reconciled, since it was human sin that ruptured the relationship between God and man (cf. Isa. 59:2)… Thus, reconciliation is not something man does but what he receives; it is not what he accomplishes but what he embraces. Reconciliation does not happen when man decides to stop rejecting God but when God decides to stop rejecting man. It is a divine provision by which God’s holy displeasure against alienated sinners is appeased, His hostility against them removed, and a harmonious relationship between Him and them established. Reconciliation occurs because God was graciously willing to design a way to have all the sins of those who are His removed from them “as far as the east is from the west” (Psm. 103:12), “cast all their sins into the depths of the sea” (Mic. 7:19), and “cast all [their] sins behind [His] back” (Isa. 38:17).

John MacArthur

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs, Grains		Breads	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Flour
1 1/2	ts	Baking powder
1/2	ts	Salt
1	c	Sugar
2	tb	Sugar, brown
1		Oranges
2	tb	Oil
1/2	c	Milk
1		Eggs
1/2	c	Walnuts, chopped
1	c	Cranberries

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 350.
Sift together in bowl flour, baking powder, salt, and sugars.
Juice orange and grate zest.  Put grated zest and juice in 1-cup measuring
cup.  Add oil.  Fill with milk to 3/4 c measure. Beat egg into mixture and
add to dry ingredients. Mix thoroughly and add walnuts and cranberries cut
in 2-3 pieces.
Bake in loaf pan one hour.  Cool
This recipe freezes well.
Source: original recipe Posted on GEnie by C.STEWART5 [carolyn], Oct 31,
1992 mm by Sylvia Steiger, GEnie THE.STEIGERS, CI$ 71511,2253, GT Cookbook
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