Halloween Frosting – We Love God!

Today, the pressure to fill auditoriums and services has driven many pastors to place the felt needs, or tastes, of the people above their duty to Christ. On every hand we hear of the Gospel being molded into a non-confrontative message intended to meet felt needs and impress the sinful heart. And, by most standards, this new philosophy of church life is working, as more and more auditoriums are filled with people hungry for a message that will affirm that they are actually on fairly good terms with the Almighty. But the biblical message is the message of the cross. It cuts right across the grain of the modern age's preoccupation with pride, tearing down the façade and exposing the wretchedness of the human heart… Unfortunately, while the modern “un-gospel” may fill seats, it is the true gospel of sin and grace that is “the power of God unto salvation” (Rom. 1:16).

David Hegg

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy		Chocolate, Frostings, Holidays	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4	T	Butter
5	c	Powdered sugar, sifted
2		Egg whites, unbeaten
2	T	Cream, about
1 1/2	t	Vanilla
1/4	t	Salt
		Orange coloring
2	oz	Unsweetened Chocolate, melt
4	t	Cream, about

INSTRUCTIONS

Cream butter; add part of sugar gradually, blending after each
addition. Add remaining sugar, alternately with egg whites then with  2
tablespoons cream until of right consistency to spread. Beat after
each additioa until smooth. Add vanilla and salt. Divide frosting in
two parts. To one part add orange coloring to give an orange shade  and
spread betveen layers of cake, reserving about 1/4 for pumpkin
decoration. To remaining untinted frosting, add chocolate; then add 4
teaspoons cream until of right consistency to spread. Spread  chocolate
frosting on top and sides of cake Decorate top with  jack-o'-lantern,
made of orange-tinted frosting. Makes enough  frosting to cover tops
and sides of two 9" layers and for decorating.  From Gemini's MASSIVE
MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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“God Answers Knee Mail”

Free-will doctrine – what does it? It magnifies man into God; it declares God’s purposes a nullity, since they cannot be carried out unless men are willing. It makes God’s will a waiting servant to the will of man, and the whole covenant of grace dependent upon human action. Denying election on the ground of injustice it holds God to be a debtor to sinners, so that if He gives grace to one He is bound to do so to all. It teaches that the blood of Christ was shed equally for all men and since some are lost, this doctrine ascribes the difference to man’s own will, thus making the atonement itself a powerless thing until the will of man gives it efficacy. Those sentiments dilute the scriptural description of man’s depravity, and by imputing strength to fallen humanity, rob the Spirit of the glory of His effectual grace: this theory says in effect that it is of him that willeth, and of him that runneth, and not of God that showeth mercy.

C.H. Spurgeon