Name: Greek Bean Soup
Ingredients: 1 lb Dried navy beans; 2 Onions; chopped; 2 Celery stalks with leaves chopped; 2 Carrots; scraped & diced; 4 Sprigs fresh parsley;chopped; 1 c Chopped, drained tomatoes; 1 Bay leaf; 2 Sprigs fresh mint or thyme; Salt & freshly ground pepper; 1/3 c Olive oil

Theologians sometimes speak of “double predestination,” which means that according to Gods decree, some sinners will never repent and thus finally will be lost in their sins. Strictly speaking, double predestination is not a biblical term, for the Bible nowhere speaks of anyone being predestined to hell. It reserves the verb “predestine” (proorizo) for the salvation of sinners unto eternal life. However, even if it is not a biblical term, double predestination expresses a biblical truth. If God has made an advance decision about which people He will save from their sins, He has also made an advance decision about which people He will leave in their sins (Romans 1:28). The theological term for this is “reprobation.” It means that when God established His plan of salvation, He decided to pass some sinners by.

Philip Graham Ryken

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Grains	Greek	Soups/stews, Vegetables	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Dried navy beans
2		Onions; chopped
2		Celery stalks with leaves chopped
2		Carrots; scraped & diced
4		Sprigs fresh parsley;chopped
1	c	Chopped, drained tomatoes
1		Bay leaf
2		Sprigs fresh mint or thyme
		Salt & freshly ground pepper
1/3	c	Olive oil

INSTRUCTIONS

Wash beans and soak overnight in cold water.  The next day, in a soup
kettle, bring the beans to a boil in the soaking water. Skim off the foam,
then add the remaining ingredients, cover, and simmer gently until the
beans are tender, about 3 hours.  Serve hot.
Note: Less frequently, the soup is pureed through a sieve. Also, you may
add the herbs during the last hour or so of cooking, if you wish.
From: "The Food of Greece" by Vilma Liacouras Chantiles. Avenel Books, New
York.
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