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Unbeknownst to the people of Moses’ day (it was a ‘mystery’), marriage was designed by God from the beginning to be a picture or parable of the relationship between Christ and the church. Back when God was planning what marriage would be like, He planned it for this great purpose: it would give a beautiful earthly picture of the relationship that would someday come about between Christ and His church. This was not known to people for many generations, and that is why Paul can call it a ‘mystery.’ But now in the New Testament age Paul reveals this mystery, and it is amazing. This means that when Paul wanted to tell the Ephesians about marriage, he did not just hunt around for a helpful analogy and suddenly think that “Christ and the church” might be a good teaching illustration. No, it was much more fundamental than that: Paul saw that when God designed the original marriage, He already had Christ and the church in mind. This is one of God’s great purposes in marriage: to picture the relationship between Christ and His redeemed people forever! (George Knight)

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Some would suggest that Jesus was “seeker sensitive” in that He worked His miracles in order to attract large crowds to which He could share the gospel. But in several passages it is plain this is not His motive: Mark 5:43; 7:36; 8:26, 30; and Luke 4:9-12 (and these are by no means exhaustive). Clearly, Christ did not intend these miraculous works for public exploitation. There is little to indicate Christ worked miracles in order to draw a crowd. He was opposed to selling the gospel by appealing to their love for the sensational. (See Jn. 2:23-25)… He sharply rebuked the five thousand for seeking Him for merely physical satisfaction. Jesus did not teach us to draw people to Him by appealing to their senses. Instead He claimed full responsibility for drawing all to Himself by way of the cross (Jn. 12:32); therefore, exalting Christ, "and Him crucified," is to be the primary object in worship, as well as evangelism. (See Rev. 5:8.)

Bill Izard

We Love God!

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

Chocolate-marbled Fudge

January 27, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Candies	16	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Sugar
2/3	c	Heavy cream
1	c	Milk
1/4	c	Light corn syrup
1/4	t	Salt
1	t	Vanilla
2 1/2	oz	Semisweet chocolate pieces
		chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine the sugar, cream, milk, corn syrup and salt in a heavy, large
saucepan. Bring slowly to boiling, stirring constantly, until the
sugar dissolves. boil gently, stirring occasionally, until mixture
reaches 238F on the candy thermometer or soft ball stage. Remove from
heat. Cool for 5 minutes. Add the vanilla. Beat in vigorously until
the mixture begins to thicken and lose its glossy look, about 5
minutes. Pour half the fudge into a well buttered 8x8x2-inch baking
pan. Sprinkle evenly with half of the chocolate pieces. Pour in the
remaining fudge. Sprinkle with the remaining chocolate pieces. Cool
completely on a wire rack. Cut into 1- inch squares. ~--  From Gemini's
MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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“If thankfulness does not move us to serve God, then we do not truly understand who our God is and what He has done in our behalf. Without gratitude for Christ’s sacrificial love, our duty will become nothing more than drudgery and our God nothing more than a dissatisfied boss. #Bryan Chapell”

Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 180 Calories From Fat: 47 Total Fat: 5.4g Cholesterol: 14.8mg Sodium: 95.6mg Potassium: 71.3mg Carbohydrates: 33.6g Fiber: <1g Sugar: 29.9g Protein: 1.4g