Ginger Shrimp With Snow Peas

The pre-sight view of election makes God seem absurd in His language if not somewhat dishonest. You see, God has gone to great lengths to say that some are elected, chosen, foreordained, predestined as part of His eternal purpose. For God to say that He saw those that would choose Him and then He calls them elect (select from a number) is linguistic trickery. It is like the Queen decreeing that the sun will rise in the morning, as others have said. God’s words about His action toward man would mean nothing but could only be construed as a way of presenting an authoritative front that God is in charge, whereas the decisions of eternal life and death are really within man alone. Apply this to prophecy. Much of prophecy is presented to us as that which God determines to do in the future. Is this the truth of it? Did God prophesy that John the Baptist would be the forerunner of the Messiah (Isa. 40:3-5; Luke 3:3-6) on the basis of pre-sight, and then declare that it would happen? Doesn’t language lose all meaning to say that? Does it not make sense of the language to say that the action predicted was based on God’s determined plan and not just what He saw happening?

Jim Elliff

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Seafood, Grains, Meats	Chinese	Chinese, Seafood	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	T	Peanut oil
1/4	t	Sesame oil
3/4	lb	Medium shrimp, peeled and
		deveined
1		Clove garlic, crushed
1 1/2	c	Fresh or frozen snow peas
		about 1/4 Lb
8	oz	Sliced water chestnuts, 1
		can
1/2	c	Chicken broth
2	T	Soy sauce
1	T	Cornstarch
1	T	Cold water
1	T	Fresh ginger, grated
		Chow Mein Noodles OR:
		Freshly Cooked Rice

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat the oils in a wok or heavy skillet until hot but not smoking. Add
shrimp and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Transfer to plate and set aside.
Add garlic to wok; stir for 15 to 20 seconds. Add snow peas, water
chestnuts, broth and soy sauce; stir-fry for 2 minutes. Combine the
cornstarch and water in small cup; blend until smooth. Add to wok.
Return shrimp to wok with ginger and stir until sauce thickens and
mixture is heated through. Serve immediately over chow mein noodles  or
rice.  Bon Appetit  LIGHT AND EASY SPECIAL  From Gemini's MASSIVE
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