Spicy Mini-meatballs – We Love God!

Any training – physical, mental, or spiritual – is characterized at first by failure. We fail more often than we succeed. But if we persevere, we gradually see progress till we are succeeding more often than failing. This is true as we seek to put to death particular sins. At first it seems we are making no progress, so we become discouraged and think, What’s the use?! I can never overcome that sin. That is exactly what Satan wants us to think. It is at this point that we must exercise perseverance. We keep wanting instant success, but holiness doesn’t come that way. Our sinful habits are not broken overnight. Follow-through is required to make any change in our lives, and follow-through requires perseverance.

Jerry Bridges

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats			1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2	T	Light rum
2	T	Soy sauce
1		Garlic clove, pressed
1	t	Ground ginger
1	lb	Lean ground beef

INSTRUCTIONS

Cost: $ - Preparation Time: 10 minutes Difficulty Level: 1 Servings:
30-40 meatballs  Combine all ingredients and blend well. Shape into
balls about 1 inch  in diameter. Bake in 300 degree oven for 12-15
minutes, turning once.  Serve with wooden picks.  Posted to The Gourmet
Connection Recipe Page Newsletter  by  newsletter@gourmetconnection.com
on May 16, 1999, converted by  MM_Buster v2.0l.

A Message from our Provider:

“Life Has Many Choices. Eternity Has Two.”

Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 1221 Calories From Fat: 868 Total Fat: 93.8g Cholesterol: 340.2mg Sodium: 1380.3mg Potassium: 1261.8mg Carbohydrates: 4.1g Fiber: <1g Sugar: <1g Protein: 82.1g

So what did the Holy Spirit intend by His command not to be bound together with unbelievers? Bound together translates a participial form of the verb heterozugeo, which means, “to be unequally yoked.” Paul drew his analogy from Deuteronomy 22:10, where the Mosaic Law commanded the Israelites, “You shall not plow with an ox and a donkey together.” Those two animals do not have the same nature, gait, or strength. Therefore it would be impossible for such a mismatched pair to plow together effectively. Nothing in the context would lead to the idea that he is referring to earthy issues of human endeavors. In Paul’s analogy, believers and unbelievers are two different breeds and cannot work together in the spiritual realm. He called for separation in matters of the work of God, since such cooperation for spiritual benefit is impossible. The false teachers were eager to blend the people of God with the pagan worshipers, because that hinders the gospel. That is what this text forbids.

John MacArthur