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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

From what I see in the Bible, God is far more concerned with first fixing our hearts than he is with fixing other things in our lives. Same sex attraction included. Yes, it's true that God hates homosexuality. But more than that, He hates that our hearts are opposed to Him and that we long to live our lives separated from Him. God's foremost desire is that we would come to Him through Christ to receive new hearts that love and adore Him. In fact, nothing can even begin to be done as far as the untangling of our sexualities until we receive new hearts that love and adore God. How do I know that? Because Romans 1 says that the whole reason homosexual desire even exists is due to our rejection of God's loving rule and authority over our lives. Homosexual desire - and all other sinful desire - exists in the hearts of people because worship of God doesn't (Matt Moore).

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1. The altar call is simply and completely absent from the pages of the New Testament. 2. The altar call is historically absent until the 19th century, and its use at that time (via Charles Finney) was directly based upon bad theology and a man-centered, manipulative methodology. 3. The altar call very easily confuses the physical act of “coming forward” with the spiritual act of “coming to Christ.” These two can happen simultaneously, but too often people believe that coming to Christ is going forward (and vice-versa). 4. The altar call can easily deceive people about the reality of their spiritual state and the biblical basis for assurance. The Bible never offers us assurance on the ground that we “went forward.” 5. The altar call partially replaces baptism as the means of public profession of faith. 6. The altar call can mislead us to think that salvation (or any official response to God’s Word) happens primarily on Sundays, only at the end of the service, and only “up front.” 7. The altar call can confuse people regarding “sacred” things and “sacred” places, as the name “altar call” suggests. 8. The altar call is not sensitive to our cautious and relational age where most people come to faith over a period of time and often with the interaction of a good friend. 9. The altar call is often seen as “the most important part of the service”, and this de-emphasizes the truly more important parts of corporate worship which God has prescribed (preaching, prayer, fellowship, singing). 10. God is glorified to powerfully bless the things He has prescribed (preaching, prayer, fellowship, singing), not the things we have invented. We should always be leery of adding to God’s prescriptions for His corporate worship (Ryan Kelly).

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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

African Beef And Rice

January 27, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Grains		Beef, Casseroles, Rice	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Round steak, cubed
2	T	Oil
1	c	Water
1		Bay leaf
1	t	Salt
1/4	t	Red pepper flakes, to taste
16	oz	Kidney beans, canned
		drained
1	c	Rice, raw
2		Green pepper, chopped
1		Onion, chopped
1 1/2	t	Salt
1	t	Curry powder
1/4	t	Pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

1998    
Preheat oven to 350Â° Brown beef in oil in skillet. Add water, bay
leaf, salt and red pepper. Cover and simmer for 45 minutes. Drain
beef, reserving broth. Add enough water to make 2 cups liquid and  pour
all ingredients into 2 quart casserole dish, cover and bake in  oven
for 50 minutes.  Recipe by: Betty Crocker International Cookbook
Posted to EAT-L Digest  by LauraG <gaggini@GATE.USAOR.NET> on Feb 9,

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 479 Calories From Fat: 239 Total Fat: 26.8g Cholesterol: 53.7mg Sodium: 1335.3mg Potassium: 586.9mg Carbohydrates: 43.5g Fiber: 8.5g Sugar: 3.3g Protein: 20.5g