God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
In John 13 the point was that, if an individual Christian does not show love toward other true Christians, the world has a right to judge that he is not a Christian. Here (in John 17:21) Jesus is stating something else which is much more cutting, much more profound: We cannot expect the world to believe the Father sent the Son, that Jesus' claims are true, and that Christianity is true, unless the world sees some reality of the oneness of true Christians.
This is why the Bible teaches that faith alone in Christ alone is the only way to salvation from sin. Faith is the anti-work. It’s the realization that there is nothing you can do but trust in what has been done for you in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Faith is the realization that God’s pleasure in you will never be based upon your performance for Him. Instead, God’s pleasure in you will always be based upon Christ’s performance for you.
COMBINE FLOUR, BAKING POWDER, BAKING SODA AND SALT AND SET ASIDE. IN
LARGE MIXING BOWL ADD SHORTENING, SUGAR AND BANANAS; MIX WELL. ADD
FLOUR MIXTURE 1/2 CUP AT A TIME UNTIL WELL BLENDED. BEAT EGGS IN A
SEPARATE BOWL; THEN FOLD INTO THE MIXTURE. BAKE IN 350 DEGREE OVEN
FOR 50 MINUTES IN 8X4X2-1/2 GREASED PAN. MAKES 1 LOAF.
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #250
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 1996 21:09:56 -0400
From: BobbieB1@aol.com
A Message from our Provider:
“He who kneels before God can stand before anyone.”
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