God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
Arguments Opposing Euthanasia:
1. The Sanctity of Life – Human life, because created in the image of God, is sacred. No measure is too extreme, no cost too high, to preserve what God has made.
2. Biblical prohibition vs. life-taking – Killing the innocent is condemned in both the OT and NT.
3. Hope – Medical history is filled with examples of people thought to have incurable/terminal diseases who were later healed when medical knowledge increased.
4. The value of suffering – The Bible says that people grow and mature and deepen in their understanding of and trust in God when they endure suffering. In other words, there is a sanctifying effect in physical suffering.
5. The biblical perspective on death – Death is the final indignity, no matter what form it takes. Death is the last enemy, to be resisted, not embraced.
6. Divine healing
7. The Slippery Slope – “Euthanasia will not be restricted to the terminally ill. Rather, it will be extended to people with varying quality of life circumstances. Opponents [of active euthanasia] fear that candidates for euthanasia will include the nonterminally ill, such as people with Alzheimer's disease or other degenerative brain diseases, the severely mentally retarded, and handicapped newborns” (Rae, 173).
Christ chiefly manifests Himself in times of affliction, because then the soul unites itself most closely by faith to Christ. The soul, in time of prosperity, scatters its affections, and looses itself in the creature; but there is a uniting power in sanctified afflictions, by which a believer, (as in rain a hen collects her brood) gathers his best affections unto his Father and his God.
1. Cut Arab bread into 8 equal wedges. Pull apart each wedges to make 2
pieces.
2. Arrange as many pieces as you can on cookie sheet. Sprinkle with
seasonings. Bake at 400F degrees for 5 minutes or until lightly toasted.
*Suggested seasonings--Seasoned salt, lemon pepper, Cajun seasoning,
Baharat (see recipes).
Serving Ideas : These are great for dipping into Hommus!
NOTES : So easy to make. Keep bread in freezer; thaw only minutes before
making chips. These keep well in a zipper bag for days.
Recipe by: Kitchen of Eastern Arabia/Debbie Marshall, Manvel, TX Posted to
MC-Recipe Digest V1 #671 by Creedenite@aol.com on Jul 14, 1997
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