Scripture reveals six noteworthy characteristics of Jesus' healing ministry (in contrast to those who profess miraculous healings today): 1. Jesus healed with a word or a touch… There were no theatrics, no special environment. 2. Jesus healed instantly… People often say, 'I've been healed, and now I'm getting better.' Jesus never did 'progressive' healing. If Jesus had not healed instantly, there would have been no miraculous element sufficient to demonstrate His deity. His critics could easily have said the healing was just a natural process. 3. Jesus healed totally… There was no recuperation period. 4. Jesus healed everyone. Unlike healers today, Jesus did not leave long lines of disappointed people who had to return home in their wheelchairs. He did not leave healing services or programs that ended at a certain time because of airline or television schedules. 5. Jesus healed organic disease. Jesus did not go up and down Palestine healing lower back pain, heart palpitations, headaches, and other invisible ailments. He healed the most obvious kinds of organic disease – crippled legs, withered hands, bind eyes, palsy – all healings that were undeniably miraculous. 6. Jesus raised the dead… People who tout the gift of healing today do not spend much time in funeral parlors, funeral processions, or cemeteries.

John MacArthur

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Eggs, Dairy			1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	oz	Unsweetened baking chocolate
1/3	c	Solid vegetable shortening
1	c	Granulated sugar
1/2	ts	Vanilla extract
2	lg	Eggs
1 1/4	c	All-purpose flour
1/2	ts	Baking powder
1/2	ts	Salt
1	c	Pecan halves
1	c	M&Ms® milk chocolate mini baking bits; divided
1	c	Prepared chocolate frosting

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to350&deg;F. Lightly grease cookie sheets; set aside. Heat
chocolate and shortening in2-quart sauce pan over low heat, stirring
constantly, until melted; remove from heat. Mix in sugar, vanilla and eggs.
Blend in flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in 2/3 cup "M&M's"(r) Milk
Chocolate Mini Baking Bits. For each cookie, arrange 3 pecan halves, with
ends almost touching at center, on prepared cookie sheets. Drop dough by
rounded teaspoonfuls onto center of each group of pecans; mound the dough
slightly. Bake 8 to 10 minutes just until set; do not over bake.
Immediately remove cookies to wire racks to cool completely. Top each
cookie with frosting; press remaining "M&M's"(r) Milk Chocolate Mini Baking
Bits into frosting to create turtle shell..
Notes: These chewy little turtles are as fun to eat as they are to make!
MAKES ABOUT 2 1/2 DOZEN COOKIES
Recipe by: Mars Recipe by 1996 Mars, Incorporated
Posted to brand-name-recipes by Barbra<barbra@pipeline.com> on Feb 03, 1998

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