God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
Surely Paul could have made the gospel more palatable – and less dangerous – by saying it was about something else. Something cleaner and less ridiculous than the cross. Something more glorious. Less disgusting. He didn’t do that, though. “I decided,” Paul said, “to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified” (1 Cor. 2:2). In the face of the worst cultural prejudice imaginable, he fixed the entire gospel squarely and immovably on the fact that Jesus was tacked to a stauros and left to die. If he had been trying to find a surefire way to turn first-century people off from his “good news,” he couldn’t have done better than that! So why did he do it? It’s simple. He did it because he knew that leaving the cross out, or running past it with a glance, or making it peripheral to the gospel, or allowing anything else to displace it at the center of the gospel would make it, finally, no gospel at all.
Ten Reasons Why it is Wrong to Take the Life of Unborn Children:
1. God commanded, 'Thou shalt not murder' (Exodus 20:13).
2. The destruction of conceived human life – whether embryonic, fetal, or viable – is an assault on the unique person-forming work of God.
3. Aborting unborn humans falls under the repeated biblical ban against 'shedding innocent blood.'
4. The Bible frequently expresses the high priority God puts on the protection and provision and vindication of the weakest and most helpless and most victimized members of the community.
5. By judging difficult and even tragic human life as a worse evil than taking life, abortionists contradict the widespread biblical teaching that God loves to show His gracious power through suffering and not just by helping people avoid suffering.
6. It is a sin of presumption to justify abortion by taking comfort in the fact that all these little children will go to heaven or even be given full adult life in the resurrection.
7. The Bible commands us to rescue our neighbor who is being unjustly led away to death.
8. Aborting unborn children falls under Jesus' rebuke of those who spurned children as inconvenient and unworthy of the Savior's attention.
9. It is the right of God the Maker to give and to take human life. It is not our individual right to make this choice.
10. Finally, saving faith in Jesus Christ brings forgiveness of sins and cleansing of conscience and help through life and hope for eternity. Surrounded by such omnipotent love, every follower of Jesus is free from the greed and fear that might lure a person to forsake these truths in order to gain money or avoid reproach.
Beef, Main dishes, Pasta/noodl, Tomatoes, Vegetables
4
Servings
INGREDIENTS
1
lb
Boneless beef top sirloin steak; cut 1" thick
8
oz
Uncooked farfalle; (bowtie pasta)
1
tb
Olive oil
2
lg
Garlic cloves; crushed
1/4
ts
Salt
2 1/2
c
Frozen vegetable mixture; defrosted, (8 oz.)
1/2
c
Ready-to-serve beef broth
1/8
ts
Crushed red pepper
1 1/2
c
Cherry tomatoes; cut in half
1/4
c
Lightly pakced fresh basil leaves; thinly sliced
1/4
ts
Freshly rated Parmesan cheese
INSTRUCTIONS
Cook pasta according to package directions. Keep warm. Meanwhile trim fat
from beef steak. Cut steak lengthwise in half and then crosswise into 1/8
inch thick strips. In large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high
heat until hot. Add beef and garlic (1/2 at a time) and stir-fry 1-2
minutes or until outside surface is no longer pink. (Do not overcook).
Season with salt. Remove to a large bowl; keep warm. In same skillet,
combine vegetable mixture, beef broth and red pepper; cook 3-4 minutes or
until vegetables are crsip-tender. Add vegetable mixture, pasta, tomatoes
and basil to beef; toss to combine. Sprinkle with cheese; serve
immediately. Makes 4 servings.
Recipe by: North Carolina Cattlemen's Beef Council
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Roberta Banghart <bobbi744@sojourn.com> on
Feb 25, 1998
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