Do you want to go to heaven? I mean, do you really want to go to heaven? Let’s remember that heaven is a place of perfect holiness. That means as we delight in beholding God’s glory now, it is as if we are, 2 Corinthians 3:18, “beholding [Him] as if in a mirror.” Heaven will be direct exposure to the fullness of His glory. Why there and not here? Because we still have sin. Yet the split second Christians die, they are instantly transformed to be as righteous as Christ. Now we are declared as perfectly righteous as Christ. Then we will be made as perfectly righteous as Christ. If you are in Christ, this will be your state into all of eternity. Therefore I have to make the two following conclusions: One, we can think of our time here on earth as we are being made more holy like God only as preparation for our future existence with Him. And two, if you really want to go to heaven and be as holy as God throughout all of eternity, isn’t it safe to assume you’d desire it right now as well?

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables		Snacks, Vegetables, Appetizers, Side dish	1	Batch

INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

Slice large onions into thick slices (about 1/2 inch thick)  Separate
the slices into rings.
Purchase a package of Oriental-style Tempura Mix at the grocery store
(this is sold under the Ka-Me and various other brand names).
Make the mix according to package directions, except substitute cold
beer for the liquid called for in the directions.
Dip the onion rings in the batter, and deep fry until light golden (it
won't and shouldn't get too brown).  The result is a wonderful, crispy
onion ring with a very light batter coating that even people who
usually don't like onion rings seem to enjoy.
This batter is also good for fish, shrimp, fried mushrooms, fried
zucchini, etc.
Kathy in Bryan, TX
Posted to FIDO Cooking echo by Kathy Pitts from Dec 1, 1994 - Jul 31, 1995.
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/kpitts.zip

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