God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
It is God's word that does convert, quicken, comfort, and build up, or, on the other side, wound and beat down. What is the reason that there was so great an alteration made by the ministry of Christ and His disciples, by the apostles and others after them, indeed, by Luther, and other ministers of reformed churches? They did not preach traditions of elders like the scribes; nor men's inventions like the Roman Catholics do. They preached the pure word of God. The more purely God's word is preached, the more deeply it pierces and the more kindly it works.
I have tried to say with as much clarity as possible, and often, that the assurance a (child) has that he or she is actually a Christian does not have to do with praying a prescribed prayer, being affirmed by a Christian leader, walking an aisle, signing a card or raising a hand, but whether that person has life from God… What are these signs of life?
1. There is the sign of repenting and believing itself. The dead boy or girl now trusts Christ as his or her only hope for heaven. There is no mixture of trust in self or works or religion, but only in Christ and what He has done and will do.
2. There is a new valuing of the Scriptures. I cannot say this clearly enough. If I am to know you, I will know you principally by your words as you express yourself and communicate your thoughts. God’s Word is His principal communication of Himself. But it is more than just the words themselves that is important in this change. It is the Spirit working in the words that gives understanding and that “knowing” of Christ. Christ said, “It is written in the Prophets, ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me” (John 6:45). This is granted – and not to all (Matthew 13:11).
3. There is obedience from the heart. All kids may be taught to obey like Pavlov’s dogs. If there is enough discipline and incentive, any child can straighten up. And, it is right for parents to expect this obedience even from unconverted children. Yet, when a child is made alive there is a new sensitivity to sin and a new and higher motivation and inner compulsion to obey. You will see obedience from the heart as if the child were newly constituted. In fact, he is. I am not saying that he will be perfect, any more than you are. But something has taken place on the inside that is unmistakable.
1. PICK OVER BEANS REMOVING DISCOLORED BEANS AND FOREIGN MATTER. WASH
BEANS THOROUGHLY.
2. COVER WITH WATER. BRING TO A BOIL. BOIL 2 MINUTES. TURN OFF HEAT.
3. COVER; LET SOAK 1 HOUR.
4. BRING BEANS TO A BOIL; ADD MORE WATER IF NECESSARY TO KEEP BEANS
COVERED. SIMMER 1 1/2 HOURS OR UNTIL TENDER (NOT MUSHY).
5. DRAIN BEANS. RESERVE LIQUID AND BEANS.
6. COMBINE SALT, MUSTARD FLOUR, BROWN SUGAR, VINEGAR, MOLASSES,
RESERVED LIQUID AND WATER, AND BACON. ADD TO BEANS; MIX WELL.
7. POUR ABOUT 20 LB 2 OZ (7 1/2 QT) BEAN MIXTURE INTO EACH LIGHTLY
GREASED PAN; COVER. IF CONVECTION OVEN IS USED, BAKE AT 325 DEGREE
F, 1 HOUR TO 1 HOUR 15 MINUTES (OR UNTIL SAUCE IS JUST BELOW SURFACE
OF BEANS) ON HIGH FAN, CLOSED VENT. UNCOVER; STIR; BAKE ADDITIONAL
Recipe Number: Q00302
SERVING SIZE: .50 CUP (3
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