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[Quietism] asserts that the Christian is to be passive (quiet) in the process of spiritual growth and let God do everything. According to quietist teaching, the Christian must exert no energy or effort in the process whatsoever, for feeble human effort only hinders the working of God’s power. Quietists believe Christians must simply surrender fully to the Holy Spirit (also called “yielding,” “dying to self,” “crucifying oneself,” “mortifying the flesh,” or “placing one’s life on the altar”). The Spirit then moves in and lives a life of victory through us, and Christ literally replaces us (“it is no longer I who lives, but Christ lives in me” – Gal. 2:20). In its extreme variety, quietism is a spiritual passivism in which God becomes wholly responsible for the believer’s behavior, and the believer feels he must never exert personal effort to pursue righteous living. Quietists have popularized the phrases, “Let go and let God,” and “I can’t; He can.”

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If we would therefore behave like good soldiers of Jesus Christ, we must be always on our guard, and never pretend to lay down our spiritual weapons of prayer and watching, till our warfare is ended by death; for if we do, our spiritual foe will quickly prevail against us. What if he has left us? It is only for a season; yet in a little while, and, like a roaring lion, with double fury, he will break out upon us again. Satan is such a evil enemy, that he seldom leaves us after the first attack. As he followed our blessed Lord with one temptation after another, so will he treat the Lord's servants. And the reason why he sometimes does not renew his attacks, is because God knows our weaknesses and at times are unable to bear an attack. Sometimes the pause in the temptations come because our adversary thinks it is better to assault us at a more convenient season.

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

Almond-stuffed Apples With Balm

January 27, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Sainsbury1	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4		Apples, preferably Bramleys
40	g	Butter or margarine, 1 1/2
		oz
25	g	Soft brown sugar, 1oz
50	g	Ground almonds, 2oz
2	T	Finely chopped lemon balm
25	g	Flaked almonds, toasted
		1oz

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 4/180Ã¸C/350Ã¸F. Wash and core the
apples. Cream the butter or margarine with the sugar, beat in the
ground almonds and finally stir in the lemon balm and flaked almonds.
Put a quarter of this mixture into each cored apple, and bake in the
preheated oven for about 15 minutes until the apples are soft but not
mushy. Serve with cream.  Converted by MC_Buster.  NOTES : A lovely
dessert for late summer, when the first windfalls  are on the ground
and before the lemon balm starts to die back for  the winter months.
The nutty texture of the stuffing, and its lemony,  herby taste, make
delicious food for autumn.  Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 170 Calories From Fat: 125 Total Fat: 14.5g Cholesterol: 1.2mg Sodium: 65.4mg Potassium: 99.5mg Carbohydrates: 8.9g Fiber: 1.4g Sugar: 6.7g Protein: 2.7g