God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
Why is the wife in marriage required to be the one who submits (Eph. 5, Col. 3, Tit. 2, 1 Pet. 3)? Because God set it up this way, based on the order of creation (1 Timothy 2) and ultimately to show the primary purpose on marriage. Marriage is to be a visual picture of the Gospel. Sex before marriage is wrong because we do not have intimacy with Christ until covenant. Adultery is wrong because we are to be entirely devoted to Christ and not other idols. Divorce is wrong because God would never leave us nor would we ever want to leave Him. We are one flesh in marriage to show the oneness we have with Christ – Him in us, us in Him. We leave our parents and cleave to our spouse to show how we leave the world and cleave to Christ. Marriage is between one man and one woman to show the marriage between Christ and His bride. And we have God designed roles in marriage whereby the husband would show Christ by leading through example and sacrificial love and the wife would show the bride of Christ (the church) by trusting her husband’s spiritual leadership for her well-being. After a lengthy discourse on the marital roles, Paul in Ephesians 5 makes the point clear in verse 32. “This mystery is great [marriage]; but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church. It’s all Gospel-centered.
Randy Smith
Brave New Bean Bread
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CATEGORY
CUISINE
TAG
YIELD
Grains, Eggs, Dairy
Breads
32
Servings
INGREDIENTS
1
c
Boiling water
1
16 oz can vegit baked beans
1
c
Raisins
3
c
Unbleached flour
1
Egg
1
ts
Baking soda
3
Egg whites
1/2
ts
Baking powder
1/2
c
Canola oil
1
ts
Cinnamon
1/2
c
Buttermilk
1/4
ts
Salt
1
ts
Vanilla
1/2
c
Chopped toasted walnuts
1 1/2
c
Sugar
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 325 F. Pour the boiling water over the raisins and set asid
Pour half the batter into each pan 08/07/92 11:47 AM and bake for ab
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