God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
John Bunyan says that he never forgot the divinity he taught, because it was burnt into him when he was on his knees. That is the way to learn the gospel. If you learn it upon your knees you will never unlearn it. That which “men” teach you, men can unteach you – if I am merely convinced by reason, a better reasoner may deceive me. If I merely hold my doctrinal opinions because they seem “to me” to be correct, I may be led to think differently another day. But if “God” has taught them to me – he who is himself pure truth – I have not learned amiss, but I have so learned that I shall never unlearn, nor shall I forget.
Alcohol is sinful when a person becomes addicted. It’s all over the Bible: In 1 Timothy 3:3, “[Elders must] not [be] addicted to wine.” The same is true for deacons (1 Tim. 3:8). The same is true for all believers. Isaiah 5:11 says, “Woe to those who rise early in the morning that they may pursue strong drink, who stay up late in the evening that wine may inflame them!” Titus 2:3 calls “older women...to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine.” It is undeniable that alcohol is addictive. The consequences suffered as a result of alcoholism are devastating: Divorce, job loss, traffic accidents, breakup of families, destruction of the addict’s health and so on. We are called to be slaves to Christ (Eph. 6:5-6) which promises liberation, not slaves to a substance which always results in unrelenting bondage. 2 Peter 2:19, “for by what a man is overcome, by this he is enslaved.” 1 Cor. 6:12 “All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything.” And let’s be clear, this is not a disease problem, this is a sin problem. It is mastery by an idol that one is in submission to. The question is this – is Jesus Christ your Lord or are you mastered by alcohol? Are you addicted? Ask yourself: When stressed out, is alcohol a better solution than Jesus? Do you forget what happens when you drink? Do you feel the need to have alcohol? Has a family or close friend shared concerns about your drinking? Do you make excuses for your drinking? Are you unable to stay within a prescribed limit of drinks? If you answered yes to any of these, you might be facing a problem. I’d encourage you to get some help!
Assorted chopped vegetables; cooked or raw : cabbage lettece; potatoes, leeks, onions; tomatoes (fresh or canned); green beans, peas, (fresh or frozen); zuccchini or summer squash; turnips, spinach; canned corn
8
c
Vegetable stock or water
1 1/2
ts
Of salt
1
ts
Basil; oregano or marjoram or-
1/4
ts
Rosemary -or-
1
Bay leaf
Cayenne pepper or freshly ground black pepper to taste
INSTRUCTIONS
HERB OF CHOICE
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 1996 18:41:37 -0500
From: destowe@usa.pipeline.com (Donald E. Stowe (Don), Kalamazoo, MI)
I'm new to this digest. The favorite around our house is Any Vegetable
Soup, especially when I do the cooking. Here it is:
PLACE all the ingredients in a soup pot. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer
until the vegatables are tender, about 20 minutes. Serve hot.
We used 2 cups of carrots, 2 cups of celery, 2 cups onions, 2 cups of
potatoes, 2 or 3 cups of cabbage, 1 can of corn (2 cups). We used the
liquid from the canned corn and the remainder water (about 9 cups of
liquid). We used the oregeno one time and and the basil about five times.
I prefer the basil.. We also used 1 teas. onion powder and 1/2 teas. garlic
powder. We use a generous amount of black pepper to give the soup some
zing.
Taken from the Vegetarian Times Complete Cookbook
FATFREE DIGEST V96 #81
From the Fatfree Vegetarian recipe list. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe
Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.
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