God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
Properties of the divine decrees. They are:
1. Eternal – To suppose any of [God’s decrees] to be made in time, is to suppose that some new occasion has occurred, some unforeseen event or combination of circumstances has arisen, which has induced the Most High to form a new resolution.
2. Wise – Wisdom is shown in the selection of the best possible ends and of the fittest means of accomplishing them. That this character belongs to the decrees of God is evident from what we know of them. They are disclosed to us by their execution, and every proof of wisdom in the works of God is a proof of the wisdom of the plan, in conformity to which they are performed.
3. Free – God was alone when He made His decrees, and His determinations were influenced by no external cause. He was free to decree or not to decree, and to decree one thing and not another. This liberty we must ascribe to Him who is supreme, independent, and sovereign in all His doings
4. Unconditional – The execution of them is not suspended upon any condition which may, or may not be, performed. In every instance where God has decreed an end, He has also decreed every means to that end.
Instead of trying to find loopholes in God's commandment or trying to convince ourselves that our spouse is not a Christian or is at least not behaving as one and therefore divorceable, we ought to be shouting the holiness of marriage from the housetops. It is better to endure much personal unhappiness than to treat as expendable the solemn vows of the wedding service.
Rub salt, pepper and garlic into beef. Brown under broiler. add rest of
ingredients and cover. Bake at 350° for 3 hours. Turn twice while cooking.
Chill and slice thin.
Source: Recipes Out of This World Women of St. Agnes Catholic Church
Charleston, WV 1969
billspa@icanect.net
Recipe by: Kay Conner
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Bill Spalding <billspa@icanect.net> on Mar
17, 1998
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