Name: Et Bars
Ingredients: 1 1/2 c Graham cracker crumbs; 1 c Margarine; 1 pk (1 lb) confectioners' sugar; 2 c Peanut butter; 2 c Melted chocolate chips; 1/2 c Melted margarine

Joy is not just the spin-off of obedience to God, but part of obedience. It seems as though people are willing to let joy be a byproduct of our relationship to God, but not an essential part of it. People are uncomfortable saying that we are duty-bound to pursue joy. They say things like, 'Don't pursue joy, pursue obedience.' But Christian Hedonism responds, 'That's like saying, ';Don't eat apples; eat fruit.'' Because joy is an act of obedience. We are commanded to rejoice in God. If obedience is doing what God commands, then joy is not merely the spin-off of obedience, it is obedience. The Bible tells us over and over to pursue our joy (Psm. 32:11; 37:4; 67:4; Lk. 10:20; Phil. 4:4).

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains	St. Louis		1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2	c	Graham cracker crumbs
1	c	Margarine
1	pk	(1 lb) confectioners' sugar
2	c	Peanut butter
2	c	Melted chocolate chips
1/2	c	Melted margarine

INSTRUCTIONS

Here is a great desert recipe from the mayor of St. Louis, MO
combine graham cracker crumbs, 1 cup margarine, confectioners' sugar and
peanut butter in a bowl. Mix well. Press into a 9x13-inch dish. Chill for 2
hours. Mix melted chocolate and 1/2 cup margarine in bowl. Spread over
crumb mixture. Chill untill firm. Cut into bars.
Yield: 15 servings
Posted to TNT Recipes Digest, Vol 01, Nr 923 by "The Fisher's"
<fish@micron.net> on Jan 09, 1998

A Message from our Provider:

“Jesus: If only you knew . . .”

So what did the Holy Spirit intend by His command not to be bound together with unbelievers? Bound together translates a participial form of the verb heterozugeo, which means, “to be unequally yoked.” Paul drew his analogy from Deuteronomy 22:10, where the Mosaic Law commanded the Israelites, “You shall not plow with an ox and a donkey together.” Those two animals do not have the same nature, gait, or strength. Therefore it would be impossible for such a mismatched pair to plow together effectively. Nothing in the context would lead to the idea that he is referring to earthy issues of human endeavors. In Paul’s analogy, believers and unbelievers are two different breeds and cannot work together in the spiritual realm. He called for separation in matters of the work of God, since such cooperation for spiritual benefit is impossible. The false teachers were eager to blend the people of God with the pagan worshipers, because that hinders the gospel. That is what this text forbids.

John MacArthur