Peanut Butter-chocolate Bon Bons

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Dairy		Candies	20	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	c	Margerine, softened
2	c	Creamy peanut butter
1	lb	Confectioner's sugar
4	c	Rice Krispies
1	lb	Dipping chocolate

INSTRUCTIONS

Blend margerine, peanut butter and confectioner's sugar. Crush cereal
slightly in a plastic bag. Add cereal to peanut butter mixture and mix
well. Roll mixture into 3/4 inch balls. Chill for one hour. Melt
chocolate slowly in top of double boiler. Stir well. With a dipping
fork, dip each ball into the chocolate to coat. Place on wax paper to
cool. Makes 7-8 dozen.  From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at
www.synapse.com/~gemini

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 176 Calories From Fat: 117 Total Fat: 13.9g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 120.8mg Potassium: 204.4mg Carbohydrates: 8.9g Fiber: 1.6g Sugar: 1.3g Protein: 6.6g

Alcohol is sinful when a person becomes addicted. It’s all over the Bible: In 1 Timothy 3:3, “[Elders must] not [be] addicted to wine.” The same is true for deacons (1 Tim. 3:8). The same is true for all believers. Isaiah 5:11 says, “Woe to those who rise early in the morning that they may pursue strong drink, who stay up late in the evening that wine may inflame them!” Titus 2:3 calls “older women...to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine.” It is undeniable that alcohol is addictive. The consequences suffered as a result of alcoholism are devastating: Divorce, job loss, traffic accidents, breakup of families, destruction of the addict’s health and so on. We are called to be slaves to Christ (Eph. 6:5-6) which promises liberation, not slaves to a substance which always results in unrelenting bondage. 2 Peter 2:19, “for by what a man is overcome, by this he is enslaved.” 1 Cor. 6:12 “All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything.” And let’s be clear, this is not a disease problem, this is a sin problem. It is mastery by an idol that one is in submission to. The question is this – is Jesus Christ your Lord or are you mastered by alcohol? Are you addicted? Ask yourself: When stressed out, is alcohol a better solution than Jesus? Do you forget what happens when you drink? Do you feel the need to have alcohol? Has a family or close friend shared concerns about your drinking? Do you make excuses for your drinking? Are you unable to stay within a prescribed limit of drinks? If you answered yes to any of these, you might be facing a problem. I’d encourage you to get some help!

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