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If you have been truly born again you have a new and holy nature, and you are no longer moved towards sinful objects as you were before. The things that you once loved you now hate, and therefore you will not run after them. You can hardly understand it but so it is, that your thoughts and tastes are radically changed. You long for that very holiness which once it was irksome to hear of; and you loathe those vain pursuits which were once your delights. The man who puts his trust in the Lord sees the pleasures of sin in a new light. For he sees the evil which follows them by noting the agonies which they brought upon our Lord when He bore our sins in His own body on the tree. Without faith a man says to himself, 'This sin is a very pleasant thing, why should I not enjoy it? Surely I may eat this fruit, which looks so charming and is so much to be desired.' The flesh sees honey in the drink, but faith at once perceives that there is poison in the cup. Faith spies the snake in the grass and gives warning of it. Faith remembers death, judgment, the great reward, the just punishment and that dread word, eternity.

C.H. Spurgeon

I think we also learn from this to be charitable towards different views. Each person must be fully convinced in his own mind, at least if you can be. But we must distinguish between central issues of the faith and issues which aren’t central. Some people have a hard time doing that. Everything for them is of equal importance in the Bible. But that’s not true. There are some things that are non-negotiable in our faith. The Trinity is non-negotiable. The authority of Scripture is non-negotiable. The substitutionary atonement, justification by faith alone, the deity of Christ, and, of course, I could mention other things. But there are less clear matters in the Bible as well; things like when the rapture will take place and what we’re looking at today regarding the millennium. We must beware of being divisive, and schismatic, and inflexible on matters that are less important. That really shows, I think, a character flaw in us - something that God wants to work on in us.

Thomas Schreiner

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Chicken, Leek And Broccoli Casserole

January 28, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats	Welsh		1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4		Chicken breasts
1	lb	Fresh leeks
1	lb	Broccoli
1/2	pt	Chicken stock, or use a tin
		of soup
		Breadcrumbs, a bit more
		than a quarter of a pint

INSTRUCTIONS

There's a proper Welsh name for this, but in all the excitement I've
forgotten it!  Preheat the oven to 160 Centigrade (moderate oven). Cook
the chicken  separately in a microwave oven, and cut into bite-sized
pieces. Part  cook the leeks and broccoli (about 5 mins in the stock or
soup in a  casserole dish on a hotplate), and then add the chicken.
Season to  taste, and cover with breadcrumbs. Cover and place in a
moderate oven  for about an hour. Remove from the oven, remove the
cover, and place  under a hot grill until brown. Serve straight from
the casserole dish  http://www.grossi.co.uk/wales/recipe.htm Posted to
recipelu-digest by  LSHW <shusky@erols.com> on Feb 17, 1998

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 1106 Calories From Fat: 181 Total Fat: 20g Cholesterol: 292.4mg Sodium: 3034.3mg Potassium: 3892.6mg Carbohydrates: 91.1g Fiber: 8.2g Sugar: 20.1g Protein: 144g