We Love God!

Name: Buttermilk Pie
Ingredients: 1/2 c Melted margarine; 1 1/4 c Sugar; 1 1/2 c Flour; 2 Eggs; 1 c Buttermilk; 1 ts Lemon extract; 1 9" unbaked pie shell

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

God acts first to strengthen sufferers internally. If you “suffer in a Godward direction,” He gives you hope. It is in the context of suffering that God strengthens hearts in many ways: 1. The love of God pours out directly into the hearts of afflicted persons who rely on Him in hope (Rom. 5:3-5). 2. God becomes directly known – “seen” – in ways previously unimaginable (Job 42:5). 3. Our foolishness is revealed, so that we might receive growing wisdom directly from God (James 1:2-5). 4. We are remade into the image of Jesus, and established in the love of God (Rom. 8:29, in the context of 8:18-39). 5. We learn to trust and obey Jesus, who walked the path of unjust suffering ahead of us and now walks it with us (Heb. 4:14-5:9; 12:1-11). 6. Our self-centered cravings are revealed and our faith is purified and simplified (1 Peter 1:3-15).

David Powlison

But what about love and loyalty when no one else seems to be hurt, such as premarital sexual relationships? Such an argument does not apprehend biblical love. Love is not simply the absence of obvious injury to anyone. For example, critical thoughts don’t victimize, but they are unloving and wrong. Defining love in terms of whether people get hurt misses the heart of biblical teaching. We may not automatically decide what form love takes. God tells us how to love. When we love on our terms rather than His, we are in sin. Even if our sin does not seem to hurt another human being, it is still sin. If sin were reduced to hurting others, then we could become morally perfect by isolating ourselves from all people. Sin, however, is not primarily a human-against-human action. It is human-against-God. God defines love as obedience to Him.

Edward Welch

We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Buttermilk Pie

January 22, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy		Pies, Desserts	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	c	Melted margarine
1 1/4	c	Sugar
1 1/2	c	Flour
2		Eggs
1	c	Buttermilk
1	ts	Lemon extract
1		9" unbaked pie shell

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix sugar and flour together.  Add eggs, then margarine. Stir in
buttermilk.  Add lemon extract. Pour into pie shell. Bake at 400 F 30 to 35
minutes until pie is set. Serve at room temperature.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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