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The strength of temptation also comes from a tendency to push virtues to such an extreme that they become vices. For example, it is all too easy for the joy of eating to become gluttony, or for the blessing of rest to become sloth, or for the peace of quietness to become noncommunication, or for industriousness to become greed, or for liberty to be turned into an excuse for licentiousness. We all know what it’s like for pleasure to become sensuality, or for self-care to become selfishness, or for self-respect to become conceit, or for wise caution to become cynicism and unbelief, or for righteous anger to become unrighteous rage, or for the joy of sex to become immorality, or for conscientiousness to become perfectionism. The list could go on endlessly, but I think you get the point.

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Church discipline has at least five purposes. First, discipline aims to expose. Sin, like cancer, loves to hide. Discipline exposes the cancer so that it might be cut out quickly (see 1 Cor. 5:2). Second, discipline aims to warn. A church does not enact God’s judgment through discipline. Rather, it stages a small play that pictures the great judgment to come (1 Cor. 5:5). Third, it aims to save. Churches pursue discipline when they see a member taking the path toward death, and none of their pleading and arm waving causes the person to turn around. It’s the device of last resort (1 Cor. 5:5). Fourth, discipline aims to protect. Just as cancer spreads from one cell to another, so sin quickly spreads from one person to another (1 Cor. 5:6). Fifth, it aims to present a good witness for Jesus. Church discipline, strange to say, is actually good for non-Christians, because it helps to preserve the attractive distinctiveness of God’s people (see 1 Cor. 5:1).

Jonathan Leeman

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Beef Gravy Mix

January 22, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Meats			1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/3	c	Instant nonfat milk powder
3/4	c	Instant flour
3	tb	Instant beef bouillon granules
1/8	ts	Ground thyme; (I don't like this and usually leave it out)
1/4	ts	Onion powder
1/8	ts	Ground sage
1/2	c	Butter or margarine
3	ts	Brown sauce for gravy
1	c	Cold water
1/2	c	Beef gravy mix

INSTRUCTIONS

TO MAKE BEEF GRAVY
Makes about 2 2/3 cups
Combine milk powder, flour, bouillon granules, thyme, onion powder, and
sage. Stir with a wire whisk to blend. Use a pastry blender or 2 knives to
cut in butter or margarine until evenly distributed. Drizzle brown sauce
for gravy over mixture. Stir with wire whisk until blended. Spoon into a 3
cup container with atight fitting lid. Label withh date and contents. Sotre
in refrigerator. Use within 4 to 6 weeks.
TO MAKE BEEF GRAVY: Pour water into a small saucepan. Use a whisk to stir
beef gravy mix into water. Stir constantly over medium heat until gravy is
smooth and slightly thiickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Makes about 1 cup.
Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 539 by Midian125
<Midian125@aol.com> on Jan 16, 1998

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